CVE-2015-8933
Integer overflow in the archive_read_format_tar_skip function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted
02 Description
Integer overflow in the archive_read_format_tar_skip function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 81.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-09-20 14:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:36Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-06-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d161b63e1b60a974547d91a17f050baeee2a0cb604c13bbb3a3f72ddf5a754a3
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com91421http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91421
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3033-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1
- blog.fuzzing-project.orghttps://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/548
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1909http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160617 Many invalid memory access issues in libarchivehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-03https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160617 Re: Many invalid memory access issues in libarchivehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5
- www.debian.orgDSA-3657http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libarchive Fixed in 3.2.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libarchive Fixed in 3.2.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libarchive Fixed in 3.2.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libarchive Fixed in 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libarchive Fixed in 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.