CVE-2007-4476: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified

AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2007-4476DSA-1566-1

Published 05-09-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-4476 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 14.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk

43/100

0100

Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?

CVSS score

7.5/10

010

High · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

14.90%

0%100%

Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog

RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded

Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3

DSA-1438-1 RHSA-2010:0141 RHSA-2010:0144

Timeline

05-09-2007
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
07-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.07.5

EPSS trend

Probability

14.90%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 14.90% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026

EPSS score

14.90%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found

exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified
GNU TAR 1.15.91 / CPIO 2.5.90 - 'safer_name_suffix' Remote Denial of Service
Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Affected systems

Debian3 products

cpio< 2.9-5 | < 2.6-18.1+etch1
tar< 1.18-1
debian_linuxEOL3.1 | 4.0

Canonical1 product

ubuntu_linuxEOL6.06 | 7.04 | 7.10

Gnu1 product

tar< 1.19

3 vendors · 5 products

References

38 links

sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUNALERTBroken Link
secunia.com/advisories/27331Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/32051Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/29968Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken Link
secunia.com/advisories/27681Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.securityfocus.com/bid/26445VDB EntryX Refsource BIDThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/27453Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1566Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANThird Party Advisory

Show all 38 references

secunia.com/advisories/27514Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8599VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVALThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-709-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1861X Refsource CONFIRMBroken Link
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0144.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANThird Party Advisory
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:233Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVABroken Link
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00073.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9336VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVALThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/27857Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0629VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENPermissions Required
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-18.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party Advisory
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:197Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVABroken Link
secunia.com/advisories/26987Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7114VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVALThird Party Advisory
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken Link
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0628VDB EntryX Refsource VUPENPermissions Required
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0141.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/28255Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/33567Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
secunia.com/advisories/39008Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIA
kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-650-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/26674Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIAPatch
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280961X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196978X Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4476Advisory

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