CVE-2015-8920

5.5MEDIUM

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 _ar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_ar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds stack read) via a crafted ar file.

EPSS Score

1% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:

5.5

Severity:

MEDIUM

Confidentiality:

None

Integrity:

None

Availability:

High

Attack Vector:

Local

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

None

User Interaction:

Required

Scope:

Unchanged

Timeline

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

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database