5.1

CVE-2006-0300: gnu tar

CVSS: 5.1v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2006:0232DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0300DSA-987-1
Published 24-02-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-0300 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in gnu tar. EPSS estimates a 5.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11422-1

Timeline

  1. 24-02-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.17% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
5.17%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Redhat2 products
  • tar< 0:1.14-9.RHEL4
  • tar-debuginfo< 0:1.14-9.RHEL4
Debian1 product
  • tar< 1.15.1-3 | < 1.14-2.1
Gnu1 product
  • tar1.14 | 1.14.1 | 1.15 | 1.15.1 | 1.15.90

3 vendors · 4 products

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