CVE-2007-3641

N/A Unknown
Published: July 14, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 does not properly compute the length of a certain buffer when processing a malformed pax extension header, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) PAX or (2) TAR archive that triggers a buffer overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://osvdb.org/38092
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26050
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26062
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26355
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28377
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35405
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/38092
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26050
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26355
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
37.2%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freebsd