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Debian DSA-1438-1 : tar - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 29805
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Tar. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2007-4131 A directory traversal vulnerability enables attackers using specially crafted archives to extract contents outside the directory tree created by tar.
- CVE-2007-4476 A stack-based buffer overflow in the file name checking code may lead to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously crafted archives.
Solution
Upgrade the tar package.For the old stable distribution (sarge), these problems have been fixed in version 1.14-2.4.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.16-2etch1.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4131
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 29805
File Name: debian_DSA-1438.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 12/31/2007
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tar, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/28/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-4131, CVE-2007-4476
CWE: 119
DSA: 1438