Free and open-source vulnerability scanner

Mageni eases for you the vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management process. It is free and open-source.

Install Now

Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux

App screenshot

CVE-2006-0300

CVE information

Published

18 years ago

Last Modified

5 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

Description

Buffer overflow in tar 1.14 through 1.15.90 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute code via unspecified vectors involving PAX extended headers..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
5.1/10
Exploit Score
4.9/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
6.4/10
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Availability Impact
Partial
Integrity Impact
Partial

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -

References