CVE-2017-5601: Libarchive

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 4.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An error in the lha_read_file_header_1() function (archive_read_support_format_lha.c) in libarchive 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read memory access and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted archive.

Affected products

• Libarchive Libarchive: version 3.2.2 only

Published 2017-01-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.