CVE-2015-8916
MEDIUM6.5EPSS 0.97%libarchive - security update
Published: 9/20/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/libarchivefrom 0, < 3.2.0-2
- Debian/libarchivefrom 0, < 3.1.2-11+deb8u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |