CVE-2015-8922

libarchive: NULL pointer access in 7z parser

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.5

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 7Z file could trigger a NULL pointer dereference, causing the application to crash.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

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

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference