CVE-2015-8924

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2015-8924
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-09-20T14:15:10
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-01-05T02:30:24
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-125 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.1.901a
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1 Third Party Advisory
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/515
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91308
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8924
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8924
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:52:45 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 11:13:53 2016-09-20T14:15Z 2016-09-20T14:15:10 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 11:13:53 2018-01-05T02:30:24 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 11:13:53 Modified Vulnerability Status updated