CVE-2010-0624
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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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036668.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037395.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/037401.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/038134.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/038149.html
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