UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8922

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8922

    Published: 31 Dec 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8922
    Aliases:
    USN-3033-1

    Summary:

    Details: The read_CodersInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted 7z file, related to the _7z_folder struct.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8922, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3033-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8922

    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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