CVE-2015-8917

Description

bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an invalid character in the name of a cab file.

References

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8917

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/505

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

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91303

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3