{"id":"CVE-2015-8920","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-8920","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:47:16.218Z","title":"The _ar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_ar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds stack read) via a crafted ar file.","description":"The _ar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_ar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds stack read) via a crafted ar file.","published":"2016-09-20T14:15:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:35:29.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-125"],"affected":["novell/suse linux enterprise software development kit","novell/suse linux enterprise desktop","novell/suse linux enterprise server","canonical/ubuntu linux","libarchive/libarchive"],"epss":{"score":0.01917,"percentile":0.79722,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.03297,"percentile":0.87969},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.01917,"percentile":0.78968}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91301","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/511","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91301","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/511","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8920","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}