medium
6.8
CWE
119
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2010-0624: Buffer Overflow

First published: Fri Feb 12 2010(Updated: )

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way tar and cpio archive manipulation tools expanded archives with certain character in the archive name. If a local user was tricked into expanding a specially-crafted archive, it could cause the tar, cpio executables to crash or, potentially, to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the utility. Link to advisory: [1] <a href="http://www.agrs.tu-berlin.de/index.php?id=78327">http://www.agrs.tu-berlin.de/index.php?id=78327</a> Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank Jakob Lell for responsibly reporting this issue.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Ubuntu tar=1.14.1
Ubuntu tar=1.13.17
GNU Cpio=2.9
Ubuntu tar=1.13.25
Ubuntu tar<=1.22
GNU Cpio=2.5.90
Ubuntu tar=1.13
GNU Cpio=1.1
Ubuntu tar=1.13.5
GNU Cpio=1.3
Ubuntu tar=1.18
Ubuntu tar=1.13.18
Ubuntu tar=1.19
Ubuntu tar=1.20
GNU Cpio=2.7
Ubuntu tar=1.17
GNU Cpio=1.2
Ubuntu tar=1.15.90
Ubuntu tar=1.16
GNU Cpio=2.6
GNU Cpio<=2.10
Ubuntu tar=1.14
Ubuntu tar=1.13.14
Ubuntu tar=1.15.91
Ubuntu tar=1.13.19
Ubuntu tar=1.14.90
GNU Cpio=2.5
Ubuntu tar=1.15
GNU Cpio=1.0
Ubuntu tar=1.13.11
Ubuntu tar=1.15.1
GNU Cpio=2.8
Ubuntu tar=1.13.16
GNU Cpio=2.4-2
Ubuntu tar=1.21
Ubuntu tar=1.16.1

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564368

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-0624?

    CVE-2010-0624 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for a heap-based buffer overflow that can lead to crashes or arbitrary code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-0624?

    To fix CVE-2010-0624, you should upgrade to a patched version of GNU tar or GNU cpio, which resolves the buffer overflow vulnerability.

  • What versions of software are affected by CVE-2010-0624?

    CVE-2010-0624 affects various versions of GNU tar prior to 1.22 and certain versions of GNU cpio, specifically earlier than 2.10.

  • Can a remote attacker exploit CVE-2010-0624?

    CVE-2010-0624 is primarily an issue for local users, as it requires users to be tricked into expanding malicious archives.

  • What types of attacks can CVE-2010-0624 lead to?

    Exploitation of CVE-2010-0624 can potentially lead to denial-of-service attacks, crashes of applications, or arbitrary code execution based on the crafted archive.

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