Is CVE-2016-5418 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-5418 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-5418?

CVE-2016-5418 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-5418?

CVE-2016-5418 has an EPSS score of 4.71% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5418?

Upgrade libarchive on debian 11 to 3.2.1-4 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-5418

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.

CWE-19 CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

libarchiveDebian

Fixed in:3.2.1-4CVE-2016-5418

libarchiveUbuntu

Fixed in:3.1.2-7ubuntu2.4USN-3225-1

Fixed in:3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.3USN-3225-1

libarchive13Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.1.2-7ubuntu2.4USN-3225-1

Fixed in:3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.3USN-3225-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

4.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit2

Third-Party Advisory6

Other references2

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2016-5418

Markdown

[![CVE-2016-5418](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2016-5418.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2016-5418)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2016-5418"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2016-5418.svg" alt="CVE-2016-5418"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.