archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) an end-of-file condition within a tar header that follows a pax extension header or (2) a malformed pax extension header in an (a) PAX or a (b) TAR archive, which results in a NULL pointer dereference, a different issue than CVE-2007-3644.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade libarchive | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 15, 2007 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-arch/libarchive. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jul 15, 2007 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libarchive-develUpgrade libarchive2Upgrade bsdtarUpgrade libarchive13 | Feb 17, 2015 | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libarchive | Nov 19, 2024 | Jul 15, 2007 |
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