VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8917
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an invalid character in the name of a cab file.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an invalid character in the name of a cab file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.30% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · libarchive/libarchive · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91303
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/505
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8917Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91303
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/505
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8917Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.