4.3

CVE-2007-3644: freebsd libarchive

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-3644
Published 14-07-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-3644 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in freebsd libarchive. EPSS estimates a 3.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.92%
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

Timeline

  1. 14-07-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an end-of-file condition within a pax extension header or (2) a malformed pax extension header in an (a) PAX or a (b) TAR archive.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.92%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.92% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.92%

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

Debian1 product
  • libarchive< 2.2.4-1
Freebsd1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

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