CVE-2007-3644

Publication date 14 July 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an end-of-file condition within a pax extension header or (2) a malformed pax extension header in an (a) PAX or a (b) TAR archive.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libarchive 9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.2.4-1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.2.4-1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.2.4-1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.2.4-1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 2.2.4-1
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libarchive