CVE-2010-0624

Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU cpio before 2.11 allows…

published March 12, 2010

CVSS
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EPSS
5%
Percentile
91.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU cpio before 2.11 allows remote rmt servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by sending more data than was requested, related to archive filenames that contain a : (colon) character.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04747 · 91.8th percentile
Published
2010-03-12T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 MAR 20:00Z
    Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU cpio before 2.11 allows…
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