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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0624 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.75%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.27% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.47% | 4.75% | +3.27% |
| 2 | 2026-01-18 | 1.99% | 1.47% | -0.52% |
| 3 | 2025-12-12 | — | 1.99% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2010-0624 low priority: Debian including 2 source packages (cpio, tar), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0624 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2010-0624: 2 GLSA(s) (201111-11, 201311-21), 2 atom(s) (app-arch/cpio, app-arch/tar); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-0624 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0624 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2010-0624 severity moderate: SUSE including 62 source package names (cpio, cpio-2.11-26.182, …), 224 product×package rows across 74 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (74 product lines)): Known Not Affected 119, Fixed 105. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0624/ |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2010-0624 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (cpio, tar), 34 status rows across 17 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): not-affected 19, ignored 12, needed 2, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0624 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | cpio | <= 2.10 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 2.4-2 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.4-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 2.5.90 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.5.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 2.7 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 2.8 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | cpio | 2.9 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | <= 1.22 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.13 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.13.5 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.13.11 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.13.14 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.13.16 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.13.17 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.13.18 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.13.19 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.13.25 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.14 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.14.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.14.90 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.15 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.15.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.15.90 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.15.91 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.16 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.16.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.17 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.18 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.19 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.20 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gnu | tar | 1.21 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |