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CVE-2013-4397
Published: Oct 17, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the th_read function in lib/block.c in libtar before 1.2.20 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) name or (2) link in an archive, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[libtar] 20131009 ANNOUNCE: libtar version 1.2.20
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2013:1418
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
55253
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
1029166
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20131010 Re: Integer overflow in libtar (<= 1.2.19)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
55188
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
1040106
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
DSA-2817
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
62922
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20131010 Integer overflow in libtar (<= 1.2.19)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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