# CVE-2006-0300: Buffer overflow in tar 1.14 through 1.15.90 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly exe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-02-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in tar 1.14 through 1.15.90 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute code via unspecified vectors involving PAX extended headers.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430299/100/0/threaded
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015705
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5978
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18999
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2006.006-tar.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18976
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/257-1/
- http://www.osvdb.org/23371
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19236
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-987
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0232.html
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19093
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/543
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/480
- http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:046
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19152
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2006-02/msg00051.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-241646-1

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