Debian DSA-2817-1 : libtar - Integer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 71442

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Timo Warns reported multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities in libtar, a library for manipulating tar archives, which can result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the libtar packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.11-6+deb6u1.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.16-1+deb7u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 71442

File Name: debian_DSA-2817.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/16/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtar, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4397

BID: 62922

DSA: 2817

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