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    CVE-2010-0624

    Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU cpio before 2.11 allows remote rmt servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by sending more data than was requested, related to archive filenames that contain a : (colon) character.

    Published:Mar 10, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Mar 12, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.01858
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Cpio
    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Tar
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://www.agrs.tu-berlin.de/index.php?id=78327http://www.agrs.tu-berlin.de/index.php?id=78327

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    References

    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036668.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037395.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037401.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/038134.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/038149.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
    http://osvdb.org/62950
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38869
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38988
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39008
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201111-11.xml
    http://www.agrs.tu-berlin.de/index.php?id=78327
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:065
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0142.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0145.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514503/100/0/threaded
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2456-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0628
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0639
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0687
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0728
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0729
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564368
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3219
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10277
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6907
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036668.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037395.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037401.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/038134.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/038149.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
    http://osvdb.org/62950
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38869
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38988
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39008
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201111-11.xml
    http://www.agrs.tu-berlin.de/index.php?id=78327
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:065
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0142.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0145.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514503/100/0/threaded
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2456-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0628
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0639
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0687
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0728
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0729
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564368
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3219
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10277
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6907

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    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