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CVE-2016-2335

33
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2335 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the CInArchive::ReadFileItem method of 7-Zip versions 9.20 and 15.05 beta, as well as p7zip. This flaw, triggered by a crafted UDF file, can lead to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, requiring user interaction (UI:R) but with low attack complexity (AC:L) over a network (AV:N). While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, it garnered notable community discussion and media coverage at the time, indicating awareness of its potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.05CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:15.05:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0979 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.talosintel.com / 2016/05/multiple-7-zip-vulnerabilities.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00098.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00069.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNYIQAU3FKFBNFPK6GKYTSVRHQA7PTYT
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DTGWICT3KYYDPDXRNO5SXD32GZICGRIR
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201701-27
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3913-1
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3599
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/90531
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035876
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
talosintel.com / reports/TALOS-2016-0094
ExploitThird Party Advisory