CVE-2015-8918 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted cab files due to overlapping memcpy in libarchive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8918?
CVE-2015-8918 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libarchive Libarchive, published on 20 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The archive_string_append function in archive_string.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted cab files, related to "overlapping memcpy."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8918?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Libarchive Libarchive, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8918?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-8918 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8918 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libarchive Libarchive
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6qx6-pvc6-fffj.