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CVE-2016-2347

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2347 describes an integer underflow vulnerability in the Lhasa decompression library (specifically in lib/lha_file_header.c's decode_level3_header function) before version 0.3.1, affecting products like Debian and openSUSE. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted archive. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (HIGH), it has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it garnered some community discussion and media coverage at the time of discovery.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lhasa_project:lhasa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0323 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00038.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00039.html
Third Party Advisory
github.com / fragglet/lhasa/commit/6fcdb8f1f538b9d63e63a5fa199c5514a15d4564
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / fragglet/lhasa/releases/tag/v0.3.1
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3540
Third Party Advisory
talosintelligence.com / reports/TALOS-2016-0095
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory