CVE-2007-4476

Publication date 5 September 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

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

Status

Show unmaintained releases

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
cpio	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 2.8-1ubuntu2.2
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 2.6-17ubuntu0.7.04.1
	6.10 edgy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.6-10ubuntu0.3
tar	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 1.18-2ubuntu1.1
	7.04 feisty	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.10 edgy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 1.15.1-2ubuntu2.3

1.19 has the fixes, 1.18 as included in Gutsy does not

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
cpio	Other: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cpio/+bug/161173 Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1566
tar	Vendor: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=5;filename=tar-paxlib-owl-alloca.patch;att=1;bug=441444