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CVE-2007-3641

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 does not properly compute the length of a certain buffer when processing a malformed pax extension header, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) PAX or (2) TAR archive that triggers a buffer overflow.

Published

2007-07-14T00:30:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	freebsd	libarchive	≤ 2.2.3	Yes

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/38092 ([email protected])
http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/ ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26050 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26062 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26355 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28377 ([email protected])
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc ([email protected])
http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch Patch ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455 ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35405 ([email protected])
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/38092 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26050 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26062 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26355 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28377 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35405 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)