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.
Medium 5.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-8915 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-8915 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libarchive Libarchive, published on 20 Sep 2016.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8915 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Libarchive Libarchive. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8915/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8915/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8915?
CVE-2015-8915 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libarchive Libarchive, published on 20 Sep 2016.
Official description
bsdcpio in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted cpio file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8915?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libarchive Libarchive.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8915?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-8915 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8915 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libarchive Libarchive
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8915, GHSA-c9hw-3xr3-f2qr, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8915.