Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 20, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8916
CVE-2015-8916
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- 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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8916nvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91296nvd
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/504nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03nvd
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