vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8923: 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) | 2016-09-20 | 2016-09-27 | 2018-02-02 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
2016-09-20
Added
2016-09-27
Modified
2018-02-02
Description
The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a signed number in an offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted zip file.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-libarchive
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