CVE-2006-0300

Description

Buffer 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.

Affected products

• gnu / Tar1.14 – 1.14
• gnu / Tar1.14.1 – 1.14.1
• gnu / Tar1.15 – 1.15
• gnu / Tar1.15.1 – 1.15.1
• gnu / Tar1.15.90 – 1.15.90

References

• MISChttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430299/100/0/threaded
• MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015705
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5978
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18999
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24966
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
• MISChttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
• MISChttp://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.006-tar.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18976
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/257-1/
• MISChttp://www.osvdb.org/23371
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19236
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-987
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0232.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19093
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
• MISChttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/543
• MISChttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/480
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:046
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19152
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2006-02/msg00051.html
• MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-241646-1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18973
• MISChttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16764
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2518
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19130
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5252
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9295
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/20042
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5993
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0684
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19016
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24855
• MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6094
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/24479
• MISChttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-06.xml