CVE-2007-3641 - archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 does not properly compute the length of

CVE-2007-3641

Summary

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.

References

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	9.3 (as of 29-07-2017 - 01:32)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	MEDIUM	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
COMPLETE	COMPLETE	COMPLETE

cvss-vector via4

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

refmap via4

bid	24885
confirm	http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924 http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
debian	DSA-1455
freebsd	FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive
gentoo	GLSA-200708-03
misc	http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch
osvdb	38092
sectrack	1018379
secunia	26050 26062 26355 28377
suse	SUSE-SR:2007:015
vupen	ADV-2007-2521
xf	freebsd-libarchive-pax-bo(35405)

Last major update

29-07-2017 - 01:32

Published

14-07-2007 - 00:30

Last modified

29-07-2017 - 01:32