Executive Summary



This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
Informations
Name CVE-2015-8933 First vendor Publication 2016-09-20
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-11-04

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Overall CVSS Score 5.5
Base Score 5.5 Environmental Score 5.5
impact SubScore 3.6 Temporal Score 5.5
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.8
 
Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None Availability Impact High
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 4.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Integer overflow in the archive_read_format_tar_skip function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted tar file.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8933

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE/SANS Top 25)

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 18
Os 4
Os 1
Os 1
Os 1

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2018-08-17 Name : The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates.
File : PhotonOS_PHSA-2017-0010.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-01-03 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201701-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-08-31 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3657.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-08-29 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2016-1909-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-08-16 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2016-969.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-07-22 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-554.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-07-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3033-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91421
CONFIRM https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/548
DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
GENTOO https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
MISC https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-liba...
MLIST http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5
SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1

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2016-11-29 00:25:42
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2016-09-20 21:24:57
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