7.5 - MDKSA-2007:197

Executive Summary

Summary
Title	Updated tar packages prevent buffer overflow

Informations
Name	MDKSA-2007:197	First vendor Publication	2007-10-15
Vendor	Mandriva	Last vendor Modification	2007-10-15
Severity (Vendor)	N/A	Revision	N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score	7.5	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	6.4	Attack Complexity	Low
Cvss Expoit Score	10	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

A buffer overflow in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a crashing stack.

Updated packages fix this issue.

Original Source

Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:197

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-119	Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13929

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13929
Title:	USN-709-1 -- tar vulnerability
Description:	Dmitry V. Levin discovered a buffer overflow in tar. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted tar file, an attacker could crash tar or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	USN-709-1 CVE-2007-4476	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 6.06	Product(s):	tar
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Ubuntu 7.10 is installed AND Supported architectures section Installed architecture is sparc AND Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is amd64 AND Installed architecture is lpia AND Installed architecture is powerpc AND tar DPKG is earlier than 1.18-2ubuntu1.1 OR Release section Ubuntu 6.06 is installed AND Supported architectures section Installed architecture is sparc AND Installed architecture is i386 AND Installed architecture is amd64 AND Installed architecture is powerpc AND tar DPKG is earlier than 1.15.1-2ubuntu2.3

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17789

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17789
Title:	USN-650-1 -- cpio vulnerability
Description:	A buffer overflow was discovered in cpio.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	USN-650-1 CVE-2007-4476	Version:	7
Platform(s):	Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 7.04 Ubuntu 7.10	Product(s):	cpio
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Ubuntu 6.06 is installed AND cpio DPKG is earlier than 2.6-10ubuntu0.3 AND Release section Ubuntu 7.04 is installed AND cpio DPKG is earlier than 2.6-17ubuntu0.7.04.1 AND Release section Ubuntu 7.10 is installed AND cpio DPKG is earlier than 2.8-1ubuntu2.2

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18211

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18211
Title:	DSA-1566-1 cpio - programming error
Description:	Dmitry Levin discovered a vulnerability in path handling code used by the cpio archive utility. The weakness could enable a denial of service (crash) or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a vulnerable version of cpio is used to extract or to list the contents of a maliciously crafted archive.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	DSA-1566-1 CVE-2007-4476	Version:	7
Platform(s):	Debian GNU/Linux 4.0	Product(s):	cpio
Definition Synopsis:
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 is installed. AND cpio DPKG is earlier than 2.6-18.1+etch1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20059

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20059
Title:	DSA-1438-1 tar
Description:	Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Tar.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	DSA-1438-1 CVE-2007-4131 CVE-2007-4476	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Debian GNU/Linux 4.0	Product(s):	tar
Definition Synopsis:
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 is installed. AND tar DPKG is earlier than 0:1.16-2etch1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7114

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7114
Title:	VMware ESX,Service Console update for cpio and tar.
Description:	Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2007-4476	Version:	5
Platform(s):	VMWare ESX Server 4.0	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
VMware ESX Server 4.0 is installed AND Patch ESX400-201009402-SG is not installed. AND Patch ESX400-201009406-SG is not installed.

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8098

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8098
Title:	DSA-1566 cpio -- programming error
Description:	Dmitry Levin discovered a vulnerability in path handling code used by the cpio archive utility. The weakness could enable a denial of service (crash) or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a vulnerable version of cpio is used to extract or to list the contents of a maliciously crafted archive.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	DSA-1566 CVE-2007-4476	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Debian GNU/Linux 4.0	Product(s):	cpio
Definition Synopsis:
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 is installed. AND cpio is earlier than 2.6-18.1+etch1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8599

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8599
Title:	Security Vulnerabilities in GNU tar (see gtar(1)) May Lead to Files Being Overwritten, Execution of Arbitrary Code, or a Denial of Service (DoS)
Description:	Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2007-4476	Version:	2
Platform(s):	Sun Solaris 9 Sun Solaris 10	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Solaris 9 (SPARC) meets Sun Alert 273551 Solaris 9 (SPARC) is installed AND NOT Patch 118191-04 or later installed OR Solaris 10 (SPARC) meets Sun Alert 273551 Solaris 10 (SPARC) is installed AND NOT Patch 139099-03 or later installed OR Solaris 9 (x86) meets Sun Alert 273551 Solaris 9 (x86) is installed AND NOT Patch 118192-04 or later installed OR Solaris 10 (x86) meets Sun Alert 273551 Solaris 10 (x86) is installed AND NOT Patch 139100-03 or later installed

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9336

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9336
Title:	Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."
Description:	Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2007-4476	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4 RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AND CentOS Linux 4.x AND Oracle Linux 4.x AND tar is earlier than 0:1.14-13.el4_8.1 OR OS Section: RHEL5, CentOS5, Oracle Linux 5 RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND CentOS Linux 5.x AND Oracle Linux 5.x AND Configuration section tar is earlier than 2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5_4.2 AND cpio is earlier than 0:2.6-23.el5_4.1

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Gnu Tar cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.91:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.90:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14.90:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.25:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar::::::::	21
Os	Canonical Ubuntu Linux cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::*	3
Os	Debian Debian Linux cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:::::::*	2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2011-08-09	Name : CentOS Update for tar CESA-2010:0141 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0141_tar_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-08-09	Name : CentOS Update for cpio CESA-2010:0144 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0144_cpio_centos5_i386.nasl
2010-03-22	Name : CentOS Update for tar CESA-2010:0141 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0141_tar_centos4_i386.nasl
2010-03-22	Name : RedHat Update for tar RHSA-2010:0141-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0141-01_tar.nasl
2010-03-22	Name : RedHat Update for cpio RHSA-2010:0144-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0144-01_cpio.nasl
2009-10-10	Name : SLES9: Security update for cpio File : nvt/sles9p5013486.nasl
2009-06-05	Name : Ubuntu USN-707-1 (cupsys) File : nvt/ubuntu_707_1.nasl
2009-04-09	Name : Mandriva Update for cpio MDKSA-2007:233 (cpio) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDKSA_2007_233.nasl
2009-04-09	Name : Mandriva Update for tar MDKSA-2007:197 (tar) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDKSA_2007_197.nasl
2009-03-23	Name : Ubuntu Update for cpio vulnerability USN-650-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_650_1.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : Fedora Update for cpio FEDORA-2007-2744 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_2744_cpio_fc7.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : Fedora Update for cpio FEDORA-2007-742 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_742_cpio_fc6.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : Fedora Update for tar FEDORA-2007-735 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_735_tar_fc6.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : Fedora Update for cpio FEDORA-2007-2827 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_2827_cpio_fc8.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : Fedora Update for tar FEDORA-2007-2800 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_2800_tar_fc8.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : Fedora Update for tar FEDORA-2007-2673 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_2673_tar_fc7.nasl
2009-01-20	Name : Ubuntu USN-709-1 (tar) File : nvt/ubuntu_709_1.nasl
2009-01-20	Name : Ubuntu USN-708-1 (hplip) File : nvt/ubuntu_708_1.nasl
2009-01-20	Name : FreeBSD Ports: gtar File : nvt/freebsd_gtar2.nasl
2008-09-24	Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200711-18 (cpio) File : nvt/glsa_200711_18.nasl
2008-05-12	Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1566-1 (cpio) File : nvt/deb_1566_1.nasl
2008-01-17	Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1438-1 (tar) File : nvt/deb_1438_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
42149	GNU tar safer_name_suffix Function Unspecified Overflow

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date	Description
2015-07-16	IAVM : 2015-A-0150 - Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks CTPView Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0061073

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2016-03-08	Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0013_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0144.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0141.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20100315_tar_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20100315_cpio_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-09-02	Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0013.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-11	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0144.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-05-11	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0141.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-17	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2010-0144.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-17	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2010-0141.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-709-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-650-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-01-19	Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_0809ce7df67249249b3b7c74bc279b83.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-05-09	Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1566.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-12-31	Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1438.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-12-13	Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_cpio-4184.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-29	Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2007-233.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-15	Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200711-18.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-07	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-2827.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-07	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-2800.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-06	Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-735.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-06	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-2744.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-06	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-2673.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-06	Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-742.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-10-17	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_cpio-4180.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-10-17	Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2007-197.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	8
CPE ID(s)	26
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	22
IAVM(s)	1
Nessus® Exploit(s)	26

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7.5 - MDKSA-2007:197

Executive Summary

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

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Original Source

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

OVAL Definitions

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

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