Vulnerability Report

CVE-2015-8923

Title: Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Denial of Service (DoS)

DoS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2015-8923.

CWE Category CWE-20
Published Date Sep 20, 2016
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.5 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
2.22%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2015-8923: The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a signed number in an offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted zip file.

Impacted Vendors

F
freebsd 1
S
suse 1
L
libarchive 1
N
novell 1

Reference Links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91309 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1 https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/514 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91309 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1 https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/514 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2015-8923 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.