CVE-2015-8916
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8916
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-8916.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-8916
- Related
- Published
- 2016-09-20T14:15:01Z
- Modified
- 2024-09-18T01:00:22Z
- Severity
-
- 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in multivolume RAR," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted rar file.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/504
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91296
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8916
Affected packages
Debian:11 / libarchive
Package
- Name
- libarchive
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source
Debian:12 / libarchive
Package
- Name
- libarchive
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source
Debian:13 / libarchive
Package
- Name
- libarchive
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source