CVE-2006-0300: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2006-0300: Buffer overflow in tar 1.14 through 1.15.90 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (ap...

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.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 16:34 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2006-0300 is an old tar archive-handling flaw. A specially crafted archive using PAX extended headers could crash tar and might allow code execution. The public bundle does not provide a CVSS score, confirmed exploit status, or a single authoritative fixed version. Exposure is most likely on legacy systems running tar 1.14 through 1.15.90, or downstream OS packages from that era. Risk is higher where users or automated jobs extract archives received from untrusted or semi-trusted sources. Treat this as legacy hygiene unless the business still processes untrusted archives on outdated systems. Prioritize inventory and patch verification for backup, build, email, and file-ingestion workflows that may automatically unpack tar files. Mitigation focus: Inventory tar versions on legacy hosts and embedded images.; Review the listed OS and package vendor advisories.; Update tar through supported vendor package channels where available..

Prepared: Jun 29, 2026, 14:19 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Feb 24, 2006, 00:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Official CVE source material

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Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5978CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
USN-257-1CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5252CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9295CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5993CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
gnu-tar-pax-headers-bo(24855)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF

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