CVE-2007-3644

libarchive < 2.2.3 - Denial of Service via Malformed Pax Extension Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an end-of-file condition within a pax extension header or (2) a malformed pax extension header in an (a) PAX or a (b) TAR archive.

References (18)

Core 18
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_freebsd
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970849
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26050
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35402
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/38094
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26062
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/38093
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26355
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28377
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1390
EPSS Percentile 94.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
freebsd/libarchive < 2.2.3
Published Jul 14, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026