What is CVE-2016-10349?

CVE-2016-10349 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-10349?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libarchive

CVE-2016-10349

The archive_le32dec function in archive_endian.h in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-05-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libarchive — versions 3.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html (mailing-list)
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360 (vendor-advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-19 (vendor-advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/ (vendor-advisory)
github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/834 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100347 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10349?: CVE-2016-10349 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-10349?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.