CVE-2015-8918

High

Description

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."

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLibarchive
PublishedSep 20, 2016
First seenSep 20, 2016

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
libarchive libarchivev ≤ 3.1.901a—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit12.0—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop12.0—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_server12.0—

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