CVE-2015-8926
libarchive: NULL pointer access in RAR parser
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The archive_read_format_rar_read_data function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted rar archive.
La función archive_read_format_rar_read_data en archive_read_support_format_rar.c en libarchive en versiones anteriores a 3.2.0 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída) a través de un archivo rar manipulado.
A vulnerability was found in libarchive. A specially crafted RAR file could cause the application to disclose a 128k block of memory from an uncontrolled location.
An update that fixes 20 vulnerabilities is now available. Libarchive was updated to fix 20 security issues. These security issues were fixed. Overlapping memcpy in CAB parser. Heap out of bounds read in LHA/LZH parser. Stack out of bounds read in ar parser. Global out of bounds read in mtree parser. Null pointer access in 7z parser. Unclear crashes in ZIP parser. Heap buffer read overflow in tar. Unclear invalid memory read in mtree parser. NULL pointer access in RAR parser. Heap out of bounds read in mtree parser. Memory leak in tar parser. Endless loop in ISO parser. Undefined behavior / signed integer overflow in mtree parser. Compress handler left shifting larger than int size. Undefined behavior / signed integer overflow in TAR parser. Out of bounds read in RAR. Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the 7zip read_SubStreamsInfo. Stack buffer overflow in the mtree parse_device. Heap buffer overflow in the Rar decompression functionality. Memory allocate error with symbolic links in cpio archives. This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-06-17 CVE Reserved
- 2016-07-14 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (13)
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2 | Mailing List |
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5 | Mailing List |
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html | X_refsource_confirm |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91304 | Vdb Entry | |
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html | Third Party Advisory |
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https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/518 | 2024-08-06 |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html | 2018-01-05 | |
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html | 2018-01-05 | |
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 | 2018-01-05 | |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1 | 2018-01-05 | |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 | 2018-01-05 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8926 | 2016-09-12 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348424 | 2016-09-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 15.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.10" | - |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" | 12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "12" | sp1 |
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Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" | 12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "12" | sp1 |
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Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" | 12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" and version "12" | sp1 |
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Libarchive Search vendor "Libarchive" | Libarchive Search vendor "Libarchive" for product "Libarchive" | <= 3.1.901a Search vendor "Libarchive" for product "Libarchive" and version " <= 3.1.901a" | - |
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