CVE-2015-8929

medium

Description

Memory leak in the __archive_read_get_extract function in archive_read_extract2.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a tar file.

References

Advisories
More

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

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

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

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

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91340

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: 5.5

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