CVE-2007-4476

Description

Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 13.69% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27331 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32051 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29968 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27681 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26445 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27453 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1566 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27514 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8599 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-709-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861 broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:233 vendor advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00073.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9336 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/27857 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629 vdb entry permissions required
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-18.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:197 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7114 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0628 vdb entry permissions required
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28255 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33567 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39008 third party advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691 third party advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-650-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674 third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280961 issue tracking third party advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196978 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4476?
CVE-2007-4476 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4476?
To fix CVE-2007-4476, 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-2007-4476 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4476 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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