CVE-2015-8921MEDIUM
Description
The ae_strtofflags function in archive_entry.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mtree file.
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91307
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-09-20
Updated: 2018-01-05
Type: CWE-125
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
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.1.901a (inclusive)
Configuration 3
OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124794 | EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : libarchive (EulerOS-SA-2019-1470) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 99808 | EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : libarchive (EulerOS-SA-2016-1045) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 96234 | GLSA-201701-03 : libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities | Nessus | Gentoo Local Security Checks | high |
| 93744 | Amazon Linux AMI : libarchive (ALAS-2016-743) | Nessus | Amazon Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 93542 | CentOS 6 : libarchive (CESA-2016:1850) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | medium |
| 93541 | CentOS 7 : libarchive (CESA-2016:1844) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | high |
| 93454 | Scientific Linux Security Update : libarchive on SL7.x x86_64 (20160912) | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 93453 | Scientific Linux Security Update : libarchive on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20160912) | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
| 93451 | RHEL 6 : libarchive (RHSA-2016:1850) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | medium |
| 93450 | RHEL 7 : libarchive (RHSA-2016:1844) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
| 93447 | Oracle Linux 6 : libarchive (ELSA-2016-1850) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
| 93446 | Oracle Linux 7 : libarchive (ELSA-2016-1844) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 93238 | Debian DSA-3657-1 : libarchive - security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | medium |
| 93187 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : bsdtar (SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | medium |
| 93185 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : libarchive (SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | medium |
| 92975 | openSUSE Security Update : libarchive (openSUSE-2016-969) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | medium |
| 92500 | Debian DLA-554-1 : libarchive security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | medium |
| 92312 | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 / 16.04 LTS : libarchive vulnerabilities (USN-3033-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | medium |