CVE-2015-8929
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · Memory corruption
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91340
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.htmlAdvisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/517Advisory