CVE-2007-3644

Description

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.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 13.44% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970849	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455	vendor advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/26050	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885	vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35402	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml	vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924
http://osvdb.org/38094	vdb entry
http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
http://secunia.com/advisories/26062	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/38093	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26355	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28377	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3644?: CVE-2007-3644 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3644?: To fix CVE-2007-3644, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3644 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3644 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.