Buffer overflow in Gnu Tar
CVE-2007-4476
Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.149 (96.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnu Tar
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 7.04, 7.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 3.1, 4.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4476?
- CVE-2007-4476 is a vulnerability in Gnu Tar, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-09-05.
- Is CVE-2007-4476 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.