CVE-2015-8927

MEDIUM

Libarchive < 3.1.901a - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule

Description

The trad_enc_decrypt_update function in archive_read_support_format_zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via a crafted zip file, related to reading the password.

References (6)

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5

[Third Party Advisory] https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html

[Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/523

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91329

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0022

EPSS Percentile 44.6%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Affected Products (2)

libarchive/libarchive < 3.1.901a

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Sep 20, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026