Denial of Service in bsdtar from libarchive by Remote Attackers
CVE-2015-8930
7.5HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
- Suse
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 20 September 2016
Summary
The bsdtar utility in libarchive versions prior to 3.2.0 is susceptible to a denial-of-service vulnerability, enabling remote attackers to induce an infinite loop. This can occur when processing a specially crafted ISO file that contains a directory which recursively references itself, leading to potential resource exhaustion and service disruption. It is crucial for users relying on libarchive to ensure their systems are updated to the latest version to mitigate this risk.
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved