High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 20, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8917
CVE-2015-8917
Description
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an invalid character in the name of a cab file.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.1.901a
- (no CPE)range: <3.2.0
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
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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-2015-8917nvdThird 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/91303nvd
- github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/505nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03nvd
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