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DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0624

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0624 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13tar0, 0, 0
Debian:13cpio0, 0, 0
Debian:14cpio0, 0, 0
Debian:14tar0, 0, 0
Debian:12cpio0, 0, 0
Debian:11cpio0, 0, 0
Debian:11tar0, 0, 0
Debian:12tar0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Mar 15, 2010 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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