CVE-2015-8917
moderate-risk
Published 2016-09-20
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.
Do I need to act?
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6.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (7)
Affected Vendors
References (22)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1
Third Party Advisory
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarch...
Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8917
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1
Third Party Advisory
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarch...
and 2 more references
49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
9/34 · Low
Exposure
14/34 · Moderate