vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8922: Security patch for libarchive (ALAS-2016-743)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 20, 2016 | Sep 27, 2016 | Mar 2, 2020 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 20, 2016
Added
Sep 27, 2016
Modified
Mar 2, 2020
Description
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.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-libarchive
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