CVE-2007-4476

HIGHEPSS 96th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

Description

Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

cpioDebian

Fixed in:2.9-5CVE-2007-4476

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

14.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2007-4476?

Upgrade cpio on debian 11 to 2.9-5 or later.

Is CVE-2007-4476 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2007-4476 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 14.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2007-4476?

CVE-2007-4476 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2007-4476 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cpio (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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