CVEs-PoC/2015/CVE-2015-8916.md

CVE-2015-8916

Description

bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in multivolume RAR," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted rar file.

POC

Reference

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1
• https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html

Github

• https://github.com/mrash/afl-cve