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Unscored severity · published Feb 24, 2006
CVE-2006-0300
Buffer overflow in tar 1.14 through 1.15.90 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute code via unspecified vectors…
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CVSS
5.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in tar 1.14 through 1.15.90 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute code via unspecified vectors involving PAX extended headers.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.2% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TA
Tar · Gnu
1.14; 1.14.1; 1.15; 1.15.1; 1.15.90 · source: NVD
Affected product
TA
Tar
Gnu
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0300
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0300
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
lists.gnu.org
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2006-02/msg00051.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18973
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