CVE-2006-0300

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-0300
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-02-24 00:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in tar 1.14 through 1.15.90 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute code via unspecified vectors involving PAX extended headers.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS: 0.188080000 probability, percentile 0.953050000 (date 2026-04-16)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Tar 1.14 All All All
Application Gnu Tar 1.14.1 All All All
Application Gnu Tar 1.15 All All All
Application Gnu Tar 1.15.1 All All All
Application Gnu Tar 1.15.90 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityReason af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
About Security Update 2007-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for tar af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
APPLE-SA-2007-03-13 Mac OS X v10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GNU tar: Buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-072A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-987-1 tar af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Red Hat update for tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
OpenPKG Project: Security: Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openpkg.org
[Bug-tar] tar 1.15.90 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org
APPLE-SA-2007-04-19 Security Update 2007-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
GNU Tar PAX Extended Headers Handling Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wwwnew.mandriva.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
About the security content of Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for tar af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
USN-257-1: tar vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
www.osvdb.org/23371 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Patch
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for tar af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Trustix update for sudo / tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
GNU Tar Invalid Headers Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org Vendor Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Mandriva update for tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityReason af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Avaya S87X0/S8500/S8300 Tar PAX Extended Headers Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Tar Buffer Overflow in Processing PAX Extended Headers May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-109A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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