Out-of-bounds Read in Libarchive
CVE-2015-8924
The archive_read_format_tar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted tar file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.054 (91.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Libarchive
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 12.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8924?
- CVE-2015-8924 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8924?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8924 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.