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.
Published: 2013-10-17
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 4.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2817-1 libtar security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4276 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.
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Feep Libtar
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:45:14.871Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4397

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-10-17T23:55:04.580

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-4397

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-10-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4397 - Bugzilla

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