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CVE-2015-8917 (GCVE-0-2015-8917)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-20 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:36

Summary

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.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

11 references

URL	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/505	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91303	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

Date Public

2016-06-17 00:00

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CNVD-2016-04217

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2016-06-23

Title

libarchive CAB解析器空指针访问漏洞

Description

libarchive是一个多格式存档和压缩库。 libarchive的CAB解析器中存在空指针访问漏洞。攻击者可利用该漏洞造成空指针访问。

Severity

中

Patch Name

libarchive CAB解析器空指针访问漏洞的补丁

Patch Description

libarchive是一个多格式存档和压缩库。 libarchive的CAB解析器中存在空指针访问漏洞。攻击者可利用该漏洞造成空指针访问。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复此安全问题，详情请关注厂商主页： http://www.libarchive.org/

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5

Impacted products

Name
libarchive libarchive

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FKIE_CVE-2015-8917

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-09-20 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:35

Severity

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

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.

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
cve@mitre.org	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
cve@mitre.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91303
cve@mitre.org	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/505
cve@mitre.org	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8917	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91303
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/505
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8917	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
debian	debian_linux	7.0
debian	debian_linux	8.0
libarchive	libarchive	*
canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04
canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04
canonical	ubuntu_linux	15.10
canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04

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GHSA-P5X4-PP3W-P9WJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:58 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:58

Details

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.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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GSD-2015-8917

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

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.

Aliases

CVE-2015-8917

Aliases

CVE-2015-8917

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OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10127-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2024-06-15 00:00

Summary

bsdtar-3.2.2-2.1 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

16 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2015-8917.

CVE-2015-8917

7.5 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Recommended: 16 products

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2016:1844

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-09-12 20:11 - Updated: 2026-06-27 08:05

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: libarchive security update

Severity

Important

Scope

23 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2015-8917.

CVE-2015-8917

A vulnerability was found in libarchive. A specially crafted CAB file could cause the application dereference a NULL pointer, leading to a crash.

3.7 (Low)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Fixed: 70 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1844

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2016_1844

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-09-12 20:11 - Updated: 2024-11-22 10:15

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: libarchive security update

Severity

Important

Scope

23 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2015-8917.

CVE-2015-8917

A vulnerability was found in libarchive. A specially crafted CAB file could cause the application dereference a NULL pointer, leading to a crash.

3.7 (Low)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Fixed: 240 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1844

Open the full advisory

ubuntu-cve-2015-8917

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2015-12-31 00:00

Modified

2026-04-22 07:37

Summary

Details

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.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8917	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3033-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8917	REPORT

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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CVE-2015-8917 (GCVE-0-2015-8917)

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