Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22400
Revision Date:2014-05-26Version:20
Title:ELSA-2010:0141: tar security update (Moderate)
Description:Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU cpio before 2.11 allows remote rmt servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by sending more data than was requested, related to archive filenames that contain a : (colon) character.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2007-4476
CVE-2010-0624
ELSA-2010:0141-01
Platform(s):Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):tar
Definition Synopsis
  • Oracle Linux 5.x
  • AND tar is earlier than 2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5_4.2
  • BACK