UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8920

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8920

    Published: 31 Dec 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8920
    Aliases:
    USN-3033-1

    Summary:

    Details: The _ar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_ar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds stack read) via a crafted ar file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8920, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3033-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8920

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libarchive

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3

    Affected versions

    3.1.2-5ubuntu1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2

    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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