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CVE-2006-0300

Publication date 24 February 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tar 7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.16-2ubuntu0.1
6.10 edgy
Fixed 1.15.91-2ubuntu0.4
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.15.1-2ubuntu2.2

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-257-1
    • tar vulnerability
    • 23 February 2006

Other references