CVE-2013-4397

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.

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01

https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029166

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62922

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2817

http://secunia.com/advisories/55253

http://secunia.com/advisories/55188

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3