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Case File

CVE-2015-8918

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 3.84% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2015-8918
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.84%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The archive_string_append function in archive_string.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted cab files, related to "overlapping memcpy."