CVE-2007-3641 | BDVDB-2026-25272 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35405
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc
- http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26050
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924
- http://osvdb.org/38092
- http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26062
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26355
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28377
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.