Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 20, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8915
CVE-2015-8915
Description
bsdcpio in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted cpio file.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
7- blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/503nvdExploit
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91298nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03nvd
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