CVE-2007-3641

Name	CVE-2007-3641
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DSA-1455-1
Debian Bugs	432924

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
libarchive (PTS)	bullseye	3.4.3-2+deb11u1	fixed
	bullseye (security)	3.4.3-2+deb11u2	fixed
	bookworm	3.6.2-1+deb12u1	fixed
	bookworm (security)	3.6.2-1+deb12u2	fixed
	sid, trixie	3.7.4-1.1	fixed

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
libarchive	source	etch	1.2.53-2etch1		DSA-1455-1
libarchive	source	(unstable)	2.2.4-1	low		432924