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CVE-2015-8916
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,"…
Medium6.5EPSS 3.2%
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- Updated
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- 91296 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-3033-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1844 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8916 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/504 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160617 Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160617 Re: Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3657 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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