Executive Summary

Summary
Title tar vulnerability
Informations
Name USN-709-1 First vendor Publication 2009-01-15
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2009-01-15
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 security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 7.10

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
tar 1.15.1-2ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 7.10:
tar 1.18-2ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Details follow:

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.

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-709-1

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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 21
Os 3
Os 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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