CVE-2007-3641 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 does not properly compute the length of a certain buffer when processing a malformed pax extension header, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) PAX or (2) TAR archive that triggers a buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.36313.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Freebsd	Libarchive

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1455-1	New libarchive1 packages fix several problems

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924
http://osvdb.org/38092
http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
http://secunia.com/advisories/26050
http://secunia.com/advisories/26062
http://secunia.com/advisories/26355
http://secunia.com/advisories/28377
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc
http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35405

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: freebsd

Published: 2007-07-14T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:21:36.550Z

Reserved: 2007-07-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-3641

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-07-14T00:30:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-3641

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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