CVE-2007-4476
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-4476 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-09-05 01:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-05-17 19:55:00 UTC |
| Description | Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack." |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-119 | NVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 7.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 7.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux | 10 | All | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux | 10 | All | enterprise_server | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 280961 – CVE-2007-4476 tar/cpio stack crashing in safer_name_suffix | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1566-1 cpio | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora Core 6 Update: tar-1.15.1-27.fc6 | FEDORA | www.redhat.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| Red Hat update for tar - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Ubuntu update for tar - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1438-1 tar | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo update for cpio - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Fedora update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:233 | Mandriva | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| Security Announcement | SUSE | www.novell.com | |
| Gentoo Bug 196978 - app-arch/cpio safer_name_suffix buffer overflow (CVE-2007-4476) | CONFIRM | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| 1021680 | SUNALERT | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| USN-709-1: tar vulnerability | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Mandriva update for cpio - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Security Announcement | SUSE | www.novell.com | |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861 | CONFIRM | issues.rpath.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: tar-1.15.1-28.fc7 | FEDORA | www.redhat.com | |
| SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| rPath update for cpio and tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDKSA-2007:197 | Mandriva | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| Debian update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Fedora update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| USN-650-1: cpio vulnerability | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Cpio: Buffer overflow — Gentoo Linux Documentation | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| Security Advisory SA32051 - Ubuntu update for cpio - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | |
| Debian update for cpio - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | |
| Juniper Networks - 2015-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple Vulnerabilities in CTPView | CONFIRM | kb.juniper.net | |
| 2015-07 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple vulnerabilities in CTPView - Juniper Networks | CONFIRM | kb.juniper.net | |
| GNU TAR and CPIO safer_name_suffix Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2010-03-15 | Mark J Cox | This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.html for tar. It did not affect the version of tar as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. This issue was also addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html for cpio. It did not affect the version of cpio as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.