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Sun Solaris 9 GNU Tar PAX Extended Headers Handling Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31700
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Release Date:
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2008-09-09
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Popularity:
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1,558 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 9
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Description:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in GNU Tar included in Solaris, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and to compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA18973
The vulnerability is reported in Solaris 9 with patch 118191-01 (SPARC platform) or 118192-01 (x86 platform).
Change Page:
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