CVE-2010-0624 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 12 Mar 2010 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote rmt servers can trigger a heap buffer overflow in GNU tar/cpio clients, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2010-0624?

CVE-2010-0624 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU cpio before 2.11 allows remote rmt servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by sending more data than was requested, related to archive filenames that contain a : (colon) character.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0624?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (16)

`tar` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:1.13.25-16.RHEL3`
`tar-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	All versions	`0:1.13.25-16.RHEL3`
`tar` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:1.13.25-16.RHEL3`
`tar-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	All versions	`0:1.13.25-16.RHEL3`
`tar` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:1.13.25-16.RHEL3`
`tar-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	All versions	`0:1.13.25-16.RHEL3`
`tar` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:1.13.25-16.RHEL3`
`tar-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	All versions	`0:1.13.25-16.RHEL3`
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:2.5-16.el4_8.1`
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	All versions	`0:2.5-16.el4_8.1`
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:2.5-16.el4_8.1`
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	All versions	`0:2.5-16.el4_8.1`
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:2.5-16.el4_8.1`
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	All versions	`0:2.5-16.el4_8.1`
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:2.5-16.el4_8.1`
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	All versions	`0:2.5-16.el4_8.1`

Products include Gnu Cpio, Gnu Tar.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0624?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2010-0624 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0624 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0624, GHSA-27jj-5xgw-m6qw, RHSA-2010:0142, RHSA-2010:0143.