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CVE-2015-8916
Published: Sep 20, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
91296
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-3033-1
vendor-advisory
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RHSA-2016:1844
vendor-advisory
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https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8916
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https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/504
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[oss-security] 20160617 Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive
mailing-list
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GLSA-201701-03
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
[oss-security] 20160617 Re: Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-3657
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
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