Security Advisory

CVE-2015-8932

5.5
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

The compress_bidder_init function in archive_read_support_filter_compress.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted tar file, which triggers an invalid left shift.
Published Date September 20, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory