CVE-2015-8917
Published: 31 December 2015
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.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
libarchive Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.2.0-2)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3)
|
|
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Patches: Upstream: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/b2e2abb |
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Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | same patch as CVE-2015-8916 |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8917
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3033-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian