# 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."

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-09-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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

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## References

- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27331
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29968
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26445
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1566
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27514
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8599
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-709-1
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:233
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00073.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9336
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27857
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-18.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:197
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7114
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30766

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