$ cve CVE-2007-4476 JSON

CVE-2007-4476 EXPLOIT

7.5

HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.9% (pctl 97)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

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

CVSS	7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS	14.9% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-119
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2007-09-05
Last modified	2026-06-16

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	GNU TAR 1.15.91 / CPIO 2.5.90 - 'safer_name_suffix' Remote Denial of Service	2007-11-14