DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8921

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8921
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8921.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8921
Upstream
Published
2016-09-20T14:15:07Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:32Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The aestrtofflags function in archiveentry.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mtree file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}