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CVE-2015-8929

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201701-03

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Memory leak in the __archive_read_get_extract function in archive_read_extract2.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a tar file.

Fuga de memoria en la función __archive_read_get_extract en archive_read_extract2.c en libarchive en versiones anteriores a 3.2.0 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio a través de un archivo tar manipulado.

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-06-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-08-11 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-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Suse
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Linux Enterprise Desktop
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12
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sp1
Affected
Suse
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Linux Enterprise Server
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12
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sp1
Affected
Suse
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Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
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12
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sp1
Affected
Libarchive
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Libarchive
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<= 3.1.901a
Search vendor "Libarchive" for product "Libarchive" and version " <= 3.1.901a"
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Affected