Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 03:00:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Tod McQuillin <devin@spamcop.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/29622: garbage input to -I crashes /usr/bin/tar Message-ID: <200108111000.f7BA0ME39677@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 29622 >Category: misc >Synopsis: garbage input to -I crashes /usr/bin/tar >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Aug 11 03:10:01 PDT 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Tod McQuillin >Release: 4.3-RELEASE >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD glass.pun-pun.prv 4.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE #7: Wed Jul 25 13:14:39 JST 2001 devin@glass.pun-pun.prv:/usr/src/sys/compile/GLASS i386 >Description: Specifying an incorrectly formatted file to /usr/bin/tar's -I option causes the program to crash with a segmentation fault. I >How-To-Repeat: Run the following command: tar tIvf /kernel (nevermind that the command is nonsensical; it should not crash tar) >Fix: Unknown; suspect buffer overflow in tar. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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