CVE-2015-8934

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-2289 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Libarchive LibarchiveCanonical Ubuntu LinuxSuse Linux Enterprise Desktop+2 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 20
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The copy_from_lzss_window function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted rar file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Debianlibarchive< 3.2.1-1+3
▶NVDlibarchive/libarchive3.1.901a

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-6854-vqvr-j88h: The copy_from_lzss_window function in archive_read_support_format_rar↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2015-8934: The copy_from_lzss_window function in archive_read_support_format_rar↗2016-09-20
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CVEList
CVE-2015-8934: The copy_from_lzss_window function in archive_read_support_format_rar↗2016-09-20
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OSV
libarchive vulnerabilities↗2016-07-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
libarchive vulnerabilities↗2016-07-14
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Red Hat
libarchive: out of bounds heap read in RAR parser↗2016-06-17
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Debian
CVE-2015-8934: libarchive - The copy_from_lzss_window function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libar...↗2015
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8934 libarchive: out of bounds heap read in RAR parser↗2016-06-23
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CVE-2015-8934 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | The copy_from_lzss_window function | cvebase.io