CVE-2007-4476

N/A Unknown
Published: September 05, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196978
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27331
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27514
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27681
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27857
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29968
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32051
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33567
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39008
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-18.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1566
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:197
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:233
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26445
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-650-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-709-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0628
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280961
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7114
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8599
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9336
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00073.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196978
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27514
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27681
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27857
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29968
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33567
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39008
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-18.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1566
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:197
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26445
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-650-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-709-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0628
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280961
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7114
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8599
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00073.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

74 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.9%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

gnu debian canonical

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