CVE-2006-0300 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published 24 Feb 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

A buffer overflow in tar allows attackers to cause a crash or execute code via malicious PAX headers, requiring user interaction to process the archive.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2006-0300?

CVE-2006-0300 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer overflow in tar 1.14 through 1.15.90 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute code via unspecified vectors involving PAX extended headers.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0300?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (8)

`tar` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:1.14-9.RHEL4`
`tar-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:1.14-9.RHEL4`
`tar` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:1.14-9.RHEL4`
`tar-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:1.14-9.RHEL4`
`tar` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:1.14-9.RHEL4`
`tar-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:1.14-9.RHEL4`
`tar` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:1.14-9.RHEL4`
`tar-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:1.14-9.RHEL4`

Products include Gnu Tar.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0300?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2006-0300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0300, DSA-987-1, GHSA-v2qx-rhmh-m93w, RHSA-2006:0232.