CVE-2007-3641

Published Jul 14, 2007

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.3
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "637AE244-745E-4506-90FA-6092C83CC9BD",
            "versionEndIncluding": "2.2.3"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References