7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-8919
libarchive LHA Out-of-Bounds Heap Reading Denial of Service
Description

The lha_read_file_extended_header function in archive_read_support_format_lha.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap) via a crafted (1) lzh or (2) lha file.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 20, 2016, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 12, 2023, 2:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-8919 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8919 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop
2 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_server
3 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Libarchive libarchive

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
88 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-8919 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-8919 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91302 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.1.901a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html No Types Assigned https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/510 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/510 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.95 }} 0.75%

score

0.93257

percentile

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