CVE-2015-8918

MEDIUM

Description

The archive_string_append function in archive_string.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted cab files, related to "overlapping memcpy."

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html

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

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91300

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

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/506

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

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2016-09-20

Updated: 2017-07-01

Type: CWE-119

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 7.5

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

Impact Score: 3.6

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH