CVE-2015-8916

medium

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.

References

Advisories
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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8916

https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/504

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91296

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-20

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00901