CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-8919
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-09-20
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
The lha_read_file_extended_header function in archive_read_support_format_lha.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap) via a crafted (1) lzh or (2) lha file.
Affected configurations
• canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 15.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• libarchive libarchive (<= 3.1.901a)
• novell suse linux enterprise software development kit 12.0
• novell suse linux enterprise desktop 12.0
• novell suse linux enterprise server 12.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 www.debian.org
- 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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91302 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/510 Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 security.gentoo.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 www.debian.org
- 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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91302 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/510 Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 security.gentoo.org