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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-4476

CVE-2007-4476

Description

Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."

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Affected products

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  • GNU/Tar2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.19
    • (no CPE)
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Debian/linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

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