UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4397

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4397

    Published: 17 Oct 2013Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
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    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libtar

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.20-1

    Affected versions

    1.2.19-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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