CVE-2007-4476

Description

Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."

Affected products

• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux6.06 – 6.06
• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux7.04 – 7.04
• Canonical / Ubuntu Linux7.10 – 7.10
• Debian / debian_linux3.1 – 3.1
• Debian / debian_linux4.0 – 4.0
• gnu / Tar1.19

Exploits & proofs of concept

• exploit-dbGNU TAR 1.15.91 / CPIO 2.5.90 - 'safer_name_suffix' Remote Denial of Serviceby Dmitry V. Levin

References

• MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27331
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32051
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29968
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27681
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26445
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27453
• MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1566
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27514
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8599
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-709-1
• MISChttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:233
• MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00073.html
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9336
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27857
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629
• MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-18.xml
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:197
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26987
• MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7114
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0628
• MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.html
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28255
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33567
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/39008
• MISChttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
• MISChttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-650-1
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26674
• MISChttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280961
• MISChttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196978