USN-3033-1
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3033-1
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3033-1.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3033-1
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-07-14T17:55:04.967093Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-13T04:34:17Z
- Summary
- libarchive vulnerabilities
- Details
-
Hanno Böck discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8916, CVE-2015-8917 CVE-2015-8919, CVE-2015-8920, CVE-2015-8921, CVE-2015-8922, CVE-2015-8923, CVE-2015-8924, CVE-2015-8925, CVE-2015-8926, CVE-2015-8928, CVE-2015-8930, CVE-2015-8931, CVE-2015-8932, CVE-2015-8933, CVE-2015-8934, CVE-2016-5844)
Marcin "Icewall" Noga discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4300, CVE-2016-4302)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory allocation with large cpio symlinks. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4809)
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3033-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8916
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8917
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8919
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8920
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8921
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8922
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8923
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8924
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8925
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8926
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8928
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8930
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8931
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8932
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8933
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8934
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4300
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4302
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4809
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5844
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
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3
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
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
"binary_name": "bsdcpio"
},
{
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
"binary_name": "bsdtar"
},
{
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
"binary_name": "libarchive-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
"binary_name": "libarchive13"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8916"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8917"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8919"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8920"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8921"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8922"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8923"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8924"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8925"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8926"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8928"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8930"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8931"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8932"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8933"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8934"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4300"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4302"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4809"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-5844"
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}
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
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2",
"binary_name": "bsdcpio"
},
{
"binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2",
"binary_name": "bsdtar"
},
{
"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"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8916"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8917"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8919"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8920"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8921"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8922"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8923"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8924"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8925"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8926"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8928"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8930"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8931"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8932"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8933"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2015-8934"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4300"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4302"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4809"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-5844"
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}