CVE catalog
CVE-2007-4476
cpio: CVE-2007-4476
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 14.90% · Oct 25, 2026
Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."
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 | cpio | sid | 2.15+dfsg-2.1 | fixed |
| Debian | cpio | forky | 2.15+dfsg-2.1 | fixed |
| Debian | cpio | trixie | 2.15+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | cpio | bookworm | 2.13+dfsg-7.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tar | source | sid | 1.18-1 | low | Not reported | [441444] |
| Debian | tar | source | forky | 1.18-1 | low | Not reported | [441444] |
| Debian | tar | source | trixie | 1.18-1 | low | Not reported | [441444] |
| Debian | tar | source | bookworm | 1.18-1 | low | Not reported | [441444] |
| Debian | cpio | source | sid | 2.9-5 | low | Not reported | [449222] |
| Debian | cpio | source | forky | 2.9-5 | low | Not reported | [449222] |
| Debian | cpio | source | trixie | 2.9-5 | low | Not reported | [449222] |
| Debian | cpio | source | bookworm | 2.9-5 | low | Not reported | [449222] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [cpio]Fixed
Details (2)
2.13+dfsg-7.1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9-5dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm; dsa · cpio · debian · 12
2.13+dfsg-7.1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9-5dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm; dsa · cpio · debian · 12
- [cpio-win32]Fixed
Source package: [cpio]
Details (2)
2.13+dfsg-7.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9-5dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm; dsa · cpio · debian · 12
2.13+dfsg-7.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.9-5dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm; dsa · cpio · debian · 12
- [tar]Fixed
Details (2)
1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
- [tar-scripts]Fixed
Source package: [tar]
Details (2)
1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [cpio]Fixed
Details (2)
2.15+dfsg-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.9-5dsa · cpio · debian · 13
2.15+dfsg-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.9-5dsa · cpio · debian · 13
- [tar]Fixed
Details (2)
1.35+dfsg-3.1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · tar · debian · 13
1.35+dfsg-3.1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · tar · debian · 13
- [tar-scripts]Fixed
Source package: [tar]
Details (2)
1.35+dfsg-3.1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · tar · debian · 13
1.35+dfsg-3.1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.18-1dsa · tar · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0141]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4476]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-1566-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4476]
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