{"id":"CVE-2015-8920","details":"The _ar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_ar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds stack read) via a crafted ar file.","modified":"2026-01-27T04:15:20.190654Z","published":"2016-09-20T14:15:06Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:15:20.190654Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1","SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/511"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91301"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}