CVE-2015-8915

bsdcpio in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted cpio file.

• CWE-125

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91298
• https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/503Exploit
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91298
• https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/503Exploit
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Published

Sep 20, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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