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CVE-2007-3641

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2007-07-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 does not properly compute the length of a certain buffer when processing a malformed pax extension header, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) PAX or (2) TAR archive that triggers a buffer overflow.

Affected Platforms

Freebsd Libarchive

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References