CVE-2015-8918

7.5HIGH

Key Information

Vendor: Novell
Status: Suse Linux Enterprise Server; Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop; Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Vendor: CVE Published:; 20 September 2016

Summary

The archive_string_append function in archive_string.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted cab files, related to "overlapping memcpy."

EPSS Score

5% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:

7.5

Severity:

HIGH

Confidentiality:

None

Integrity:

None

Availability:

High

Attack Vector:

Network

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

None

User Interaction:

None

Scope:

Unchanged

Timeline

Vulnerability published.
Sep 20, 2016
Vulnerability Reserved.
Jun 17, 2016

Collectors

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