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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
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
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/504
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-8772
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91296
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html