CVE-2015-8932

MEDIUM

Description

The compress_bidder_init function in archive_read_support_filter_compress.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted tar file, which triggers an invalid left shift.

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/91424

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

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

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/547

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8932

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2016-09-20

Updated: 2018-01-05

Type: CWE-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 4.3

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

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 5.5

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

Impact Score: 3.6

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3

OR

cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4

OR

cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.1.901a (inclusive)

Tenable Plugins

View all (17 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
124794EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : libarchive (EulerOS-SA-2019-1470)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
high
99808EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : libarchive (EulerOS-SA-2016-1045)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
high
96234GLSA-201701-03 : libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilitiesNessusGentoo Local Security Checks
high
93744Amazon Linux AMI : libarchive (ALAS-2016-743)NessusAmazon Linux Local Security Checks
high
93542CentOS 6 : libarchive (CESA-2016:1850)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
medium
93541CentOS 7 : libarchive (CESA-2016:1844)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
93454Scientific Linux Security Update : libarchive on SL7.x x86_64 (20160912)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
93453Scientific Linux Security Update : libarchive on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20160912)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
medium
93451RHEL 6 : libarchive (RHSA-2016:1850)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
93450RHEL 7 : libarchive (RHSA-2016:1844)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
93447Oracle Linux 6 : libarchive (ELSA-2016-1850)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
medium
93446Oracle Linux 7 : libarchive (ELSA-2016-1844)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
93238Debian DSA-3657-1 : libarchive - security updateNessusDebian Local Security Checks
medium
93185SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : libarchive (SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
92975openSUSE Security Update : libarchive (openSUSE-2016-969)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
92500Debian DLA-554-1 : libarchive security updateNessusDebian Local Security Checks
medium
92312Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 / 16.04 LTS : libarchive vulnerabilities (USN-3033-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium