CVE-2015-8921

libarchive: Global out of bounds read in mtree parser

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.7

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 17, 2016

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in libarchive. A specially crafted mtree file could cause libarchive to read beyond a statically declared structure, potentially disclosing application memory.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 3.5
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read