CVE-2010-0624

CVE Details

Release Date:	2010-03-15
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (cpio)	ELSA-2010-0143	2010-03-15
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (tar)	ELSA-2010-0141	2010-03-15
Oracle Linux version 5 (cpio)	ELSA-2010-0144	2010-03-15
Oracle Linux version 5 (tar)	ELSA-2010-0141	2010-03-15