Vulnerability in Freebsd Libarchive

CVE-2007-3644

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an end-of-file condition within a pax extension header or (2) a malformed pax extension header in an (a) PAX or a (b) TAR archive.

EPSS: 0.039 (89.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-3644?
CVE-2007-3644 is a vulnerability in Freebsd Libarchive. Published 2007-07-14.
Is CVE-2007-3644 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.