CVE-2015-8929
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 5.5 Medium
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2016-09-20
- Last modified
- 2024-08-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Affected products
- Libarchive (Libarchive)
- Linux Enterprise Desktop (Suse)
- Linux Enterprise Server (Suse)
- Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit (Suse)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91340
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/517
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
