VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-3644
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…
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 3.92%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.92% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freebsd/libarchive
- Source
- secteam@freebsd.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924
- http://osvdb.org/38093
- http://osvdb.org/38094
- http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26050Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26062Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26355
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28377
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.ascVendor Advisory
- http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patchPatch
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970849US Government Resource
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35402
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924
- http://osvdb.org/38093
- http://osvdb.org/38094
- http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26050Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26062Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26355
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28377
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.ascVendor Advisory
- http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patchPatch
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.