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ESB-2008.0864 -- [Solaris] -- Security Vulnerability in GNU tar May Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution or Denial of Service (DoS)
Date: 30 April 2009
References: ESB-2006.0153 AU-2009.0017

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                        ESB-2008.0864 -- [Solaris]
       Security Vulnerability in GNU tar May Lead to Arbitrary Code
                   Execution or Denial of Service (DoS)
                               30 April 2009

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              GNU tar
Publisher:            Sun Microsystems
Operating System:     Solaris
                      OpenSolaris
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                      Denial of Service
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2006-0300

Ref:                  ESB-2006.0153

Original Bulletin:    
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-241646-1

Revision History:         April 30 2009: Added Resolution 
                      September 10 2008: Initial Release

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   Solution Type: Sun Alert
   Solution  241646 :   Security Vulnerability in GNU tar May Lead to
   Arbitrary Code Execution or Denial of Service (DoS)          
   Bug ID: 6407045

   Product
   Solaris 9 Operating System
   Solaris 10 Operating System
   OpenSolaris

   Date of Workaround Release: 08-Sep-2008

   Date of Resolved Release: 28-Apr-2009

   SA Document Body
   Security vulnerability in the GNU tar utility (see gtar(1)):

   1. Impact

   A security vulnerability in the GNU tar utility (see gtar(1)) bundled
   with Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 may allow a local or remote unprivileged
   user who provides a specially crafted tar archive to cause the
   execution of arbitrary code or a program crash. The ability to cause a
   program crash  is a type of Denial of Service (DoS).
   Additional information regarding this issue is available at:
     * CVE-2006-0300 at:
       http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0300

   2. Contributing Factors

   This issue can occur in the following releases:
   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 9 with patch 118191-01 and without patch 118191-02
     * Solaris 10 without patch 139099-01
     * OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_80

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 9 with patch 118192-01 and without patch 118192-02
     * Solaris 10 without patch 139100-01
     * OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_80

   Note 1: Solaris 8 does not include support for GNU tar utility and is
   not impacted by this issue.
   Note 2:  OpenSolaris distributions may include additional bug fixes
   above and beyond the build from which it was derived.
   To determine the base build of  OpenSolaris, the following command can
   be used:
    $ uname -v
    snv_86

   3. Symptoms

   There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
   issue has been exploited on a system.

   4. Workaround

   Until the patches for this issue can be applied, users should avoid
   using gtar(1) with archives from untrusted sources.

   5. Resolution

   This issue is addressed in the following releases:
   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 9 with patch 118191-02 or later
     * Solaris 10 with patch 139099-01 or later
     * OpenSolaris based upon build snv_81 or later

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 9 with patch 118192-02 or later
     * Solaris 10 with patch 139100-01 or later
     * OpenSolaris based upon build snv_81 or later

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