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A vulnerability was found in libarchive up to 3.1.x (File Compression Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component bsdtar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an ISO with a directory that is a member of itself.
The weakness was shared 09/20/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.opensuse.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-8930. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92312 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 / 16.04 LTS : libarchive vulnerabilities (USN-3033-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196532 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Libarchive Vulnerabilities (USN-3033-1)).
Upgrading to version 3.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (92312).
Product
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Version
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 92312
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 15.10 / 16.04 LTS : libarchive vulnerabilities (USN-3033-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 15621
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-743
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: libarchive 3.2.0
Timeline
06/17/2016 🔍09/20/2016 🔍
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09/21/2016 🔍
09/19/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: USN-3033-1Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2015-8930 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 91339
Entry
Created: 09/21/2016 12:26Updated: 09/19/2022 11:29
Changes: 09/21/2016 12:26 (39), 06/08/2017 23:47 (21), 09/19/2022 11:22 (4), 09/19/2022 11:29 (2)
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