CVE-2007-3641
Apache Libarchive Buffer Overflow Gallagher
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 14, 2007, 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2007-3641 has a 8 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2007-3641.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
The Radamsa general-purpose fuzzer cross-compiled for iOS
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2007-3641 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2007-3641 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924 Added Reference http://osvdb.org/38092 Added Reference http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/ Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26050 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26062 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26355 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28377 Added Reference http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc Added Reference http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35405 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/35405 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35405 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2007
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-3641 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-3641
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.98 }} -1.66%
score
0.87332
percentile