CVE-2015-8918 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in libarchive versions prior to 3.2.0, affecting various Linux distributions including SUSE and Novell products. The flaw, stemming from an "overlapping memcpy" in the archive_string_append function, allows remote attackers to crash systems by providing specially crafted CAB files. Rated 7.5 High on CVSSv3, it requires no user interaction or privileges, but its impact is limited to availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.1.901aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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