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Case File

CVE-2016-4301

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 3.72% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2016-4301
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.72%

Original NVD Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_device function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted mtree file.