CVE-2023-39804

MEDIUM
6.2
CVSS Score
Published: March 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTar

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Severity
MEDIUM6.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.35
Affected range stops below 1.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.2MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

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CWE
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