NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability in libarchive's read_CodersInfo Function

CVE-2015-8922 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The read_CodersInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted 7z file, related to the _7z_folder struct.

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