CVE-2007-3641

NameCVE-2007-3641
Descriptionarchive_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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1455-1
Debian Bugs432924

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libarchive (PTS)buster3.3.3-4+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)3.3.3-4+deb10u3fixed
bullseye3.4.3-2+deb11u1fixed
bookworm3.6.2-1fixed
trixie3.7.2-1fixed
sid3.7.2-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libarchivesourceetch1.2.53-2etch1DSA-1455-1
libarchivesource(unstable)2.2.4-1low432924
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