VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8930
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an ISO with a directory that is a member of itself.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.29%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.29%). 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 (infinite loop) via an ISO with a directory that is a member of itself.
- 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
- 4.29% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · libarchive/libarchive · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91339
- 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/522Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91339
- 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/522Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.