CVE-2015-8921

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2016-06-17
CWE:
CWE-228->CWE-125
Bugzilla:
1348772: CVE-2015-8921 libarchive: Global out of bounds read in mtree parser
A vulnerability was found in libarchive. A specially crafted mtree file could cause libarchive to read beyond a statically declared structure, potentially disclosing application memory.

Find out more about CVE-2015-8921 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 3.5
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

CVSS v3 metrics

CVSS3 Base Score 3.7
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (libarchive) RHSA-2016:1850 2016-09-12
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libarchive) RHSA-2016:1844 2016-09-12

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