CVE-2007-3641
HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 7.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 7.4% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3625)
- Published
- July 14, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3625 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- freebsd / libarchive
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432924
- http://osvdb.org/38092
- http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26050(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26062(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26355
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28377
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc
- http://security.freebsd.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch(Patch)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-03.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1455
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24885(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018379
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2521
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35405
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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