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    CVE-2013-4397

    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:Oct 9, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Oct 17, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.04261
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Feep
    Product
    Libtar
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

    References

    http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55188
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55253
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2817
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62922
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029166
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
    https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html
    https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
    http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55188
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55253
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2817
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62922
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029166
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
    https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html
    https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High