CVE catalog

CVE-2006-0300

dpkg: CVE-2006-0300

Severity: Low
Published: Feb 24, 2006, 12:02:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 5.18% · Oct 25, 2026

Buffer overflow in tar 1.14 through 1.15.90 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute code via unspecified vectors involving PAX extended headers.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	tar	sid	`1.35+dfsg-7`	fixed
Debian	tar	forky	`1.35+dfsg-6`	fixed
Debian	tar	trixie	`1.35+dfsg-3.1`	fixed
Debian	tar	bookworm	`1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1`	fixed
Debian	dpkg	sid	`1.23.11`	not affected
Debian	dpkg	forky	`1.23.11`	not affected
Debian	dpkg	trixie	`1.22.22`	not affected
Debian	dpkg	bookworm	`1.21.23`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	tar	source	sid	`1.15.1-3`	high	Not reported	[354091]
Debian	tar	source	forky	`1.15.1-3`	high	Not reported	[354091]
Debian	tar	source	trixie	`1.15.1-3`	high	Not reported	[354091]
Debian	tar	source	bookworm	`1.15.1-3`	high	Not reported	[354091]
Debian	dpkg	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	dpkg	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	dpkg	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	dpkg	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

[Debian bug #354091]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[dpkg]Not affected
Details (2)
- 1.21.23 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.23 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm
[dpkg-dev]Not affected
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
- 1.21.23 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.23 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm
[dselect]Not affected
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
- 1.21.23 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.23 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm
[libdpkg-dev]Not affected
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
- 1.21.23 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.23 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm
[libdpkg-perl]Not affected
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
- 1.21.23 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm
- 1.21.23 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm
[tar]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.15.1-3
  dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
- 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.15.1-3
  dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
[tar-scripts]Fixed
Source package: [tar]
Details (2)
- 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.15.1-3
  dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
- 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.15.1-3
  dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[tar]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1.35+dfsg-3.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.15.1-3
  dsa · tar · debian · 13
- 1.35+dfsg-3.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.15.1-3
  dsa · tar · debian · 13
[tar-scripts]Fixed
Source package: [tar]
Details (2)
- 1.35+dfsg-3.1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.15.1-3
  dsa · tar · debian · 13
- 1.35+dfsg-3.1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.15.1-3
  dsa · tar · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:50 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]