CVE-2015-8927

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8927
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-20 14:15:14 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe trad_enc_decrypt_update function in archive_read_support_format_zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via a crafted zip file, related to reading the password.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.002220000 probability, percentile 0.445700000 (date 2026-05-06)

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libarchive Libarchive All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Invalid memory read on zip file in function trad_enc_decrypt_update() after entering empty password · Issue #523 · libarchive/libarchive · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-03) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive | The Fuzzing Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.fuzzing-project.org Third Party Advisory
libarchive CVE-2015-8927 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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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