Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in libarchive's archive_read_format_tar_read_header Function

Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in libarchive's archive_read_format_tar_read_header Function

CVE-2015-8924 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The archive_read_format_tar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted tar file.

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