{"cve":"CVE-2015-8918","nvd":{"published":"2016-09-20T14:15:04.400","modified":"2026-06-17T00:35:28.570","status":"Modified","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.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91300","https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html"],"products":["libarchive:libarchive","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8918","score":0.03839,"percentile":0.90117,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}