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CVE-2006-0300

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 5.05%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-02-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.1. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-0300
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.1
EPSS
5.05%

Original NVD Description

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.