rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0222-1
Published: 2007-10-23
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
Indirect Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
cpio=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.6-14.1-1
tar=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.15.1-7.3-1
rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4476
Description:
Previous versions of the cpio and tar packages are vulnerable to a
Denial of Service attack in which an attacker can use a malformed
archive file to cause a stack-based buffer overflow, crashing the
application. It is not believed that this vulnerability can be
exploited to execute malicious code.
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0222
Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
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