CVE-2013-4397 (GCVE-0-2013-4397)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-10-17 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:45
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/55253 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62922 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
Date Public
2013-10-01 00:00
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