CVE-2007-3644

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an end-of-file condition within a pax extension header or (2) a malformed pax extension header in an (a) PAX or a (b) TAR archive.

🔗 References (36)

• secteam@freebsdhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924
• secteam@freebsdhttp://osvdb.org/38093
• secteam@freebsdhttp://osvdb.org/38094
• secteam@freebsdhttp://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
• secteam@freebsdhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26050
• secteam@freebsdhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26062
• secteam@freebsdhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26355
• secteam@freebsdhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28377
• secteam@freebsdhttp://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc
• secteam@freebsdhttp://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch
• secteam@freebsdhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml
• secteam@freebsdhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455
• secteam@freebsdhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970849
• secteam@freebsdhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
• secteam@freebsdhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885