CVE-2015-8933

Medium

Description

Integer overflow in the archive_read_format_tar_skip function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted tar file.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLibarchive
PublishedSep 20, 2016
First seenSep 20, 2016

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
libarchive libarchivev ≤ 3.1.901a—
suse linux_enterprise_desktop12—
suse linux_enterprise_server12—
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit12—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04—

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