CVE-2015-8915 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in bsdcpio within libarchive versions prior to 3.2.0, allowing remote attackers to crash the application via a crafted cpio file. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.901aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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