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CVE-2015-8924

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 5.38% Public Exploit

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

CyberRota Analysis

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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-2015-8924
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
5.38%

Original NVD Description

The archive_read_format_tar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted tar file.