CVE-2015-8916
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8916 |
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-09-20 14:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-01-05 02:30:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| malformed rar crashes bsdtar · Issue #504 · libarchive/libarchive · GitHub |
CONFIRM |
github.com |
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| oss-security - Re: Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive |
MLIST |
www.openwall.com |
Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 |
CONFIRM |
www.oracle.com |
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| libarchive CVE-2015-8916 Denial of Service Vulnerability |
BID |
www.securityfocus.com |
|
| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
rhn.redhat.com |
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| USN-3033-1: libarchive vulnerabilities | Ubuntu |
UBUNTU |
www.ubuntu.com |
Third Party Advisory |
| 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 |
Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive |
MLIST |
www.openwall.com |
Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3657-1 libarchive |
DEBIAN |
www.debian.org |
|
| CVE-2015-8916 |
CONFIRM |
security-tracker.debian.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710502 Gentoo Linux libarchive Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-03)