Gentoo GLSA-200603-06 Normal Risk: GNU Tar Code Execution
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March 10, 2006
A malicious tar archive could trigger a Buffer overflow in GNU tar, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200603-06
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: GNU tar: Buffer overflow
Date: March 10, 2006
Bugs: #123038
ID: 200603-06
Synopsis
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A malicious tar archive could trigger a Buffer overflow in GNU tar,
potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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GNU tar is the standard GNU utility for creating and manipulating tar
archives, a common format used for creating backups and distributing
files on UNIX-like systems.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/tar < 1.15.1-r1 >= 1.15.1-r1
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Jim Meyering discovered a flaw in the handling of certain ...
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