VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2007-4476

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability14.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-09-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

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

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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