UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8930

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8930
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8930.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8930
Related
Published
2015-12-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:11Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an ISO with a directory that is a member of itself.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.2-5ubuntu1
3.1.2-7ubuntu1
3.1.2-7ubuntu2
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.1
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.2-11build1
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        }
    ]
}