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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2007-3641 json

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 does not properly compute the length of a certain buffer when processing a mal…

published 2007-07-14 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-3625

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.4%
EPSS 7.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 does not properly compute the length of a certain buffer when processing a malformed pax extension header, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) PAX or (2) TAR archive that triggers a buffer overflow.

Patch / fix

  • libarchive Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3641

  • bsdtar openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.5.1-1.5

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10925-1

Exploit prediction

7.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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