CVE-2006-0300

N/A Unknown
Published: February 24, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2006-02/msg00051.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/18973
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18976
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18999
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19016
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19093
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19152
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19236
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20042
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/480
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/543
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015705
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-241646-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-987
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-06.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.006-tar.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/23371
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0232.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430299/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16764
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0684
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2518
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:046
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24855
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5252
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5978
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5993
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6094
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9295
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/257-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2006-02/msg00051.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18973
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18976
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18999
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19016
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19093
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19152
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19236
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20042
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/480
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/543
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-241646-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-987
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-06.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.006-tar.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/23371
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0232.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430299/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16764
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0684
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2518
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:046
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24855
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5252
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5978
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5993
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6094
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9295
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/257-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

86 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
18.8%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu