Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201589200000000
Revision Date:2016-09-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8920 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The _ar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_ar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds stack read) via a crafted ar file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8920
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND libarchive package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2').
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