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    CVE-2007-4476

    Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."

    Published:Aug 17, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 5, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.11809
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Tar
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30766

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    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196978
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27331
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27514
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27681
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27857
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29968
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32051
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33567
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39008
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-18.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1566
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:197
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:233
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26445
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-650-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-709-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0628
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280961
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7114
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8599
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9336
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00073.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196978
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27331
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27514
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27681
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27857
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29968
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32051
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33567
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39008
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-18.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1566
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:197
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:233
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26445
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-650-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-709-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0628
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280961
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7114
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8599
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9336
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00073.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High