CVE-2010-0624
MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
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
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.
References
- kb.juniper.net
- kb.juniper.net
- lists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- osvdb.org
- secunia.com
- secunia.com
- secunia.com
- security.gentoo.org
- mandriva.com
- redhat.com
- redhat.com
- redhat.com
- redhat.com
- securityfocus.com
- ubuntu.com
- vupen.com
- vupen.com
- vupen.com
- vupen.com
- vupen.com
- vupen.com
- vupen.com
- issues.rpath.com
- oval.cisecurity.org
- oval.cisecurity.org
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | - | - |
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