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Ubuntu USN-709-1 (tar)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Ubuntu Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

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Summary

The remote host is missing an update to tar announced via advisory USN-709-1.

Insight

Insight

Dmitry V. Levin discovered a buffer overflow in tar. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted tar file, an attacker could crash tar or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Solution

Solution

The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: tar 1.15.1-2ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 7.10: tar 1.18-2ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-709-1

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