CVE-2006-0300 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU tar versions 1.14 through 1.15.90, specifically impacting its handling of PAX extended headers. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 5.1, allows user-assisted attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code, requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.15.90CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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