CVE-2015-8932

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-06-17

Description

The compress_bidder_init function inarchive_read_support_filter_compress.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted tar file, which triggers an invalid left shift.

See more information about CVE-2015-8932 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

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

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (libarchive)	ELSA-2016-1850	2016-09-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (libarchive)	ELSA-2016-1844	2016-09-12

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