VDB
CVE-2013-4397
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% · 89.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
4.26%
89.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libtar | 1.2.19-1, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Oct 17, 2013 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 3, 2023 EPSS Score
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- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
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