CVE-2007-3645 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting libarchive versions prior to 2.2.4, specifically within the archive_read_support_format_tar.c component. It allows user-assisted remote attackers to crash the application via malformed PAX extension headers or an unexpected end-of-file condition in a tar header, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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