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CVE-2010-0624

Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU…

Medium6.8EPSS 4.7%
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Updated
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU cpio before 2.11 allows remote rmt servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by sending more data than was requested, related to archive filenames that contain a : (colon) character.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2010-0624, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
4.7% · top 8.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

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