CVE - CVE-2015-8932

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-8932	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The compress_bidder_init function in archive_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.
References
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BID:91424 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91424 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html CONFIRM:https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/547 CONFIRM:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8932 DEBIAN:DSA-3657 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 GENTOO:GLSA-201701-03 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 MISC:https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20160617 Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2 MLIST:[oss-security] 20160617 Re: Many invalid memory access issues in libarchive URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5 REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1844 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html REDHAT:RHSA-2016:1850 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:1909 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html UBUNTU:USN-3033-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160617	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160617)
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