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CVE-2015-8916
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-09-20T14:15:01.633 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:35:28.257

Summary

bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in multivolume RAR," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted rar file.

Affected products

canonical — ubuntu_linux

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References

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