DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8929

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8929

    Published: 20 Sept 2016Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8929

    Summary:

    Details: Memory leak in the __archive_read_get_extract function in archive_read_extract2.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a tar file.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8929

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libarchive

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.2.0-2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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