Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
Required
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2015-8932

Disclosure Date: September 20, 2016
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.5 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • libarchive,
  • suse

Products

  • debian linux 7.0,
  • debian linux 8.0,
  • libarchive,
  • linux enterprise desktop 12,
  • linux enterprise server 12,
  • linux enterprise software development kit 12,
  • ubuntu linux 12.04,
  • ubuntu linux 14.04,
  • ubuntu linux 15.10,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04
Technical Analysis