CVE-2013-4397
N/A
Published: October 17, 2013 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxLibtar
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/55188Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/55253Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2817Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/6Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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