CVE-2026-54417 (GCVE-0-2026-54417)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-17 13:25 – Updated: 2026-08-10 11:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Integer Overflow in rxi/microtar mtar_next() Causes Infinite Loop DoS
Summary
An integer overflow in the mtar_next function in src/microtar.c in rxi microtar 0.1.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (uncontrolled CPU consumption / infinite loop) via a crafted tar archive. mtar_next computes the offset to the next record as round_up(h.size, 512) + sizeof(mtar_raw_header_t) using 32-bit arithmetic.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-17 15:01 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/rxi/microtar/blob/master/src/m… | product |
| https://github.com/rxi/microtar | product |
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Impacted products
Date Public
2026-06-17 13:25
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