CVE-2015-8929 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5