CVE-2015-8918 [High] | Memory Corruption in Suse Linux Enterprise Sof…

CVE-2015-8918 is rated Moderate Risk (60.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.57%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-09-20	2.04%	2.57%	+0.53%
2	2025-03-30	2.92%	2.04%	-0.88%
3	2025-03-29	—	2.92%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-09-20

2.04%

2.57%

+0.53%

2025-03-30

2.92%

2.04%

-0.88%

2025-03-29

—

2.92%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.0	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]
5.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	10.0	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

5.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

10.0

2.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-8918

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	unimportant	CVE-2015-8918 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libarchive), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8918
`gentoo`	normal	CVE-2015-8918: 1 GLSA(s) (201701-03), 1 atom(s) (app-arch/libarchive); latest impact normal.	https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-8918
`redhat`	low	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8918
`suse`	medium	CVE-2015-8918 severity moderate: SUSE including 7 source package names (libarchive-devel-2.5.5-9.1, libarchive-devel-3.1.2-22.1, …), 30 product×package rows across 30 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2, … (30 product lines)): Fixed 30.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8918/
`ubuntu`	low	CVE-2015-8918 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libarchive), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial): not-affected 4, released 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8918

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8918

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
novell	suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	12.0	cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1::::::
novell	suse_linux_enterprise_desktop	12.0	cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1::::::
novell	suse_linux_enterprise_server	12.0	cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1::::::
libarchive	libarchive	<= 3.1.901a	cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive::::::::

References for CVE-2015-8918

URL	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91300
https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/506	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

URL

CVE-2015-8918

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8918

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8918

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8918

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-8918

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8918

References for CVE-2015-8918