What is CVE-2016-10350?

CVE-2016-10350 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-2016-10350?

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

Buffer overflow in Libarchive

CVE-2016-10350

The archive_read_format_cab_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cab.c 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: 0.016 (74.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · 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)
github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/835 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360 (vendor-advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-19 (vendor-advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/ (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10350?: CVE-2016-10350 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-2016-10350?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.