CVE-2015-8915

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8915
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-20 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2018-11-30 11:29:00 UTC
Descriptionbsdcpio in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted cpio file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libarchive Libarchive All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive MLIST www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
libarchive CVE-2015-8915 Invalid Memory Read Denial Of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
malformed cpio file causes segfault · Issue #503 · libarchive/libarchive · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit
libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-03) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive | The Fuzzing Project MISC blog.fuzzing-project.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive MLIST www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1600-1] libarchive security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710502 Gentoo Linux libarchive Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-03)
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