CVE-2015-8925

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-06-17
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

The readline function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c inlibarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read) via a crafted mtree file, related to newline parsing.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	3.5
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (libarchive)	ELSA-2016-1844	2016-09-12