CVE catalog
CVE-2015-8918
libarchive: CVE-2015-8918
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.84% · Oct 25, 2026
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."
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libarchive | sid | 3.8.10-2 | not affected |
| Debian | libarchive | forky | 3.8.9-1 | not affected |
| Debian | libarchive | trixie | 3.7.4-4+deb13u1 | not affected |
| Debian | libarchive | bookworm | 3.6.2-1+deb12u4 | not affected |
| Debian | libarchive | bookworm-security | 3.6.2-1+deb12u5 | not affected |
| Suse | libarchive | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 3.1.2-22.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libarchive | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 3.1.2-22.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libarchive | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 3.1.2-22.1 | fixed |
| Suse | libarchive | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 3.1.2-22.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libarchive | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libarchive | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libarchive | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libarchive | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | libarchive | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1 | 3.1.2-22.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libarchive | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1 | 3.1.2-22.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libarchive | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 3.1.2-22.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | libarchive | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 3.1.2-22.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libarchive13]Not affected
Source package: [libarchive]
Details (4)
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
- [libarchive-dev]Not affected
Source package: [libarchive]
Details (4)
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
- [libarchive-tools]Not affected
Source package: [libarchive]
Details (4)
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
3.6.2-1+deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
3.6.2-1+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · libarchive · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2016_1909-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8918]
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