MEDIUM
libarchive: crash via malformed cpio archive
Published Sep 20, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.82%
Description
bsdcpio in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via crafted cpio file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.1.901a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libarchive
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libarchive
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libarchive | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.82% 0.01820
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01820
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01820) | 77.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01820) | 77.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02962) | 86.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01820) | 77.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02962) | 86.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01820) | 77.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02962) | 86.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01820) | 77.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02962) | 86.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01820) | 75.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00418) | 59.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.72% (0.01724) | 88.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 1.72% (0.01724) | 86.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01527) | 85.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01301) | 83.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91298 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8915 Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216891 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/503 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8915
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8915
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91298 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8915 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216891 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/503 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8915 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8915 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 20, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 17, 2016
Link CVE-2015-8915
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a