CVE-2013-4397 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2013-4397 REJECTED

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.

EPSS 4.26% · 88.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

4.26%

88.7th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	libtar	0, 1.2.19-1

Timeline

Oct 17, 2013 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4397 third-party-advisory
https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4397 third-party-advisory

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