CVE-2015-8923
published 2016-09-20CVE-2015-8923: The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a signed number in an offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
PriorityP426medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.88%
85.3th percentile
The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a signed number in an offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted zip file.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | libarchive | < libarchive 3.2.0-2 (bookworm) | libarchive 3.2.0-2 (bookworm) |
| libarchive | libarchive | <= 3.1.901a | — |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.2.0-2 | 3.2.0-2 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.2.0-2 | 3.2.0-2 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.2.0-2 | 3.2.0-2 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.2.0-2 | 3.2.0-2 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3 | 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3 |
| libarchive | libarchive | >= 0 < 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2 | 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | — | — |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_server | — | — |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-h5p5-pgmm-q97w: The process_extra function in libarchive before 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2015-8923 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-h5p5-pgmm-q97w: The process_extra function in libarchive before 3
The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a signed number in an offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted zip file.
OSV
php7.2, php7.4 vulnerabilities
osv·2022-03-03·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9253 php7.2, php7.4 vulnerabilities
php7.2, php7.4 vulnerabilities
USN-5300-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-9253, CVE-2017-8923, CVE-2017-9118, CVE-2017-9120)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,
or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-9119)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts with XML
parsing functions.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2021-21707)
OSV
php7.0 vulnerabilities
osv·2022-02-22·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9253 php7.0 vulnerabilities
php7.0 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-9253, CVE-2017-8923, CVE-2017-9118, CVE-2017-9120)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,
or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-9119)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain scripts with XML
parsing functions.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2021-21707)
OSV
CVE-2015-8923: The process_extra function in libarchive before 3
osv·2016-09-20·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8923 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8923: The process_extra function in libarchive before 3
The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a signed number in an offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted zip file.
OSV
libarchive vulnerabilities
osv·2016-07-14·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8916 [MEDIUM] libarchive vulnerabilities
libarchive vulnerabilities
Hanno Böck discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues
when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8916, CVE-2015-8917
CVE-2015-8919, CVE-2015-8920, CVE-2015-8921, CVE-2015-8922, CVE-2015-8923,
CVE-2015-8924, CVE-2015-8925, CVE-2015-8926, CVE-2015-8928, CVE-2015-8930,
CVE-2015-8931, CVE-2015-8932, CVE-2015-8933, CVE-2015-8934, CVE-2016-5844)
Marcin "Icewall" Noga discovered that libarchive contained multiple
security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute
Ubuntu
libarchive vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-07-14·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8916 [MEDIUM] libarchive vulnerabilities
Title: libarchive vulnerabilities
Summary: libarchive could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.
Hanno Böck discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues
when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8916, CVE-2015-8917
CVE-2015-8919, CVE-2015-8920, CVE-2015-8921, CVE-2015-8922, CVE-2015-8923,
CVE-2015-8924, CVE-2015-8925, CVE-2015-8926, CVE-2015-8928, CVE-2015-8930,
CVE-2015-8931, CVE-2015-8932, CVE-2015-8933, CVE-2015-8934, CVE-2016-5844)
Marcin "Icewall" Noga discovered that libarchive contained multiple
security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote
attacke
Red Hat
libarchive: Unclear crashes in ZIP parser
vendor_redhat·2016-06-17·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8923 [MEDIUM] CWE-190 libarchive: Unclear crashes in ZIP parser
libarchive: Unclear crashes in ZIP parser
The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a signed number in an offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted zip file.
A vulnerability was found in libarchive. A specially crafted ZIP file could cause a few bytes of application memory in a 256-byte region to be disclosed.
Package: libarchive (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2015-8923: libarchive - The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a ...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8923 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8923: libarchive - The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a ...
The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a signed number in an offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted zip file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.2.0-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.2.0-2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.2.0-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.2.0-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.2.0-2)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
libarchive: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-07-05·CVSS 6.5
[MEDIUM] libarchive: various flaws [fedora-all]
libarchive: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. While only
one tracking bug has
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8923 libarchive: Unclear crashes in ZIP parser
bugzilla·2016-06-22·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8923 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8923 libarchive: Unclear crashes in ZIP parser
CVE-2015-8923 libarchive: Unclear crashes in ZIP parser
An out-of-bounds read due to incorrect sign extension was found in
libarchive. A specially crafted ZIP file could cause libarchive to
crash. A few bytes of heap memory within a 256-byte region could
potentially be exposed.
Upstream bug:
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/514
Upstream fix:
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/9e0689c
libarchive-2.8 does not include support for "Info-Zip Unix extra field
(type 3)", where this flaw was found, and is thus unaffected.
Discussion:
Created libarchive tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1352776]
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Via RHSA-2016:1844 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-201
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91309http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.htmlhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/514https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91309http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.htmlhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/514https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
2016-09-20
Published