CVE-2015-8918
The archive_string_append function in archive_string.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote...
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."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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."
- Record
CVE-2015-8918- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2015-8918- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8774 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2015-8774- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qx6-pvc6-fffj
7.5
The archive_string_append function in archive_string.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote...
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."
- Record
GHSA-6qx6-pvc6-fffj- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2015-8918
7.5
CVE-2015-8918 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2015-8918- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1909-1 No score
Security update for libarchive
libarchive was updated to fix 20 security issues.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2015-8918: Overlapping memcpy in CAB parser (bsc#985698).
- CVE-2015-8919: Heap out of bounds read in LHA/LZH parser (bsc#985697).
- CVE-2015-8920: Stack out of bounds read in ar parser (bsc#985675).
- CVE-2015-8921: Global out of bounds read in mtree parser (bsc#985682).
- CVE-2015-8922: Null pointer access in 7z parser (bsc#985685).
- CVE-2015-8923: Unclear crashes in ZIP parser (bsc#985703).
- CVE-2015-8924: Heap buffer read overflow in tar (bsc#985609).
- CVE-2015-8925: Unclear invalid memory read in mtree parser (bsc#985706).
- CVE-2015-8926: NULL pointer access in RAR parser (bsc#985704).
- CVE-2015-8928: Heap out of bounds read in mtree parser (bsc#985679).
- CVE-2015-8929: Memory leak in tar parser (bsc#985669).
- CVE-2015-8930: Endless loop in ISO parser (bsc#985700).
- CVE-2015-8931: Undefined behavior / signed integer overflow in mtree parser (bsc#985689).
- CVE-2015-8932: Compress handler left shifting larger than int size (bsc#985665).
- CVE-2015-8933: Undefined behavior / signed integer overflow in TAR parser (bsc#985688).
- CVE-2015-8934: Out of bounds read in RAR (bsc#985673).
- CVE-2016-4300: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the 7zip read_SubStreamsInfo (bsc#985832).
- CVE-2016-4301: Stack buffer overflow in the mtree parse_device (bsc#985826).
- CVE-2016-4302: Heap buffer overflow in the Rar decompression functionality (bsc#985835).
- CVE-2016-4809: Memory allocate error with symbolic links in cpio archives (bsc#984990).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1939-1 No score
Security update for bsdtar
bsdtar was updated to fix seven security issues.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2015-8929: Memory leak in tar parser (bsc#985669).
- CVE-2016-4809: Memory allocate error with symbolic links in cpio archives (bsc#984990).
- CVE-2015-8920: Stack out of bounds read in ar parser (bsc#985675).
- CVE-2015-8921: Global out of bounds read in mtree parser (bsc#985682).
- CVE-2015-8924: Heap buffer read overflow in tar (bsc#985609).
- CVE-2015-8918: Overlapping memcpy in CAB parser (bsc#985698).
- CVE-2015-2304: Reject absolute paths in input mode of bsdcpio exactly when '..' is rejected (bsc#920870).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libarchiveSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
before 3.1.2-22.1 | 3.1.2-22.1 |
libarchiveSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 |
before 3.1.2-22.1 | 3.1.2-22.1 |
libarchiveSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 |
before 3.1.2-22.1 | 3.1.2-22.1 |
libarchiveSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
before 3.1.2-22.1 | 3.1.2-22.1 |
bsdtarSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
bsdtarSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
bsdtarSUSE:Manager 2.1 |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
bsdtarSUSE:Manager Proxy 2.1 |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
bsdtarSUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
bsdtarSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bsdtarSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
bsdtarSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
bsdtarSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
bsdtarSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
bsdtarSUSE:Studio Onsite 1.3 |
before 2.5.5-9.1 | 2.5.5-9.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8918 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Libarchive, published July 29, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.84%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in libarchive 3.1.2-22.1.
References
blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html
github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/506
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5
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securityfocus.com/bid/91300
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8918
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6qx6-pvc6-fffj
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2015-8918
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161909-1
bugzilla.suse.com/984990
bugzilla.suse.com/985609
bugzilla.suse.com/985665
bugzilla.suse.com/985669
bugzilla.suse.com/985673
bugzilla.suse.com/985675
bugzilla.suse.com/985679
bugzilla.suse.com/985682
bugzilla.suse.com/985685
bugzilla.suse.com/985688
bugzilla.suse.com/985689
bugzilla.suse.com/985697
bugzilla.suse.com/985698
bugzilla.suse.com/985700
bugzilla.suse.com/985703
bugzilla.suse.com/985704
bugzilla.suse.com/985706
bugzilla.suse.com/985826
bugzilla.suse.com/985832
bugzilla.suse.com/985835
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8918
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8919
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8920
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8921
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8922
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8923
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8924
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8925
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8926
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8928
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8929
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8930
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8931
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8932
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8933
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8934
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4300
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4301
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4302
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4809
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161939-1
bugzilla.suse.com/920870
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2304