CVE-2021-20193 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2021-20193 PUBLISHED

A flaw was found in the src/list.c of tar 1.33 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted input file to tar to cause uncontrolled consumption of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

EPSS 0.07% · 21.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.07%

21.1th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	tar	0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	tar	1.29b-2, *, 0
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	tar	1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1, 0, 1.27.1-2
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	tar	0, 1.30+dfsg-7, 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	tar	1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, 0, 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1

Timeline

Jan 18, 2021 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
Aug 23, 2021 EPSS Score
Oct 24, 2021 EPSS Score
Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
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Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
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Jun 29, 2022 EPSS Score
Aug 31, 2022 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20193 third-party-advisory
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59897 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5329-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20193 third-party-advisory

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