libarchive: NULL pointer access in RAR parser through bsdtar
Published Sep 20, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.23%
Description
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in multivolume RAR," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted rar file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.10
- 16.04
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 3
- ≤ 3.1.901a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1844
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libarchive
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1844 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libarchive | Not affected | 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03233) | 87.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03233) | 86.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 78.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 9, 2025 | 2.96% (0.02958) | 85.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.90% (0.00901) | 74.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.01% (0.05008) | 92.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 3.93% (0.03926) | 91.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 3.63% (0.03629) | 90.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03224) | 90.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 2.76% (0.02757) | 89.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 2.59% (0.02593) | 88.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.32% (0.02323) | 87.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- 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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91296 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8916 Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1348412 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/504 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8916
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8916 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8916
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