medium6.5
CVE-2015-8916
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in multivolume RAR," which allows remote at…
Impact
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in multivolume RAR," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted rar file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 7.0, 8.0 |
| Libarchive | Libarchive | through 3.1.901a |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91296
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/504
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8916
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91296
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/504
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8916
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03