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.
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| Hyperlink | Resource Type |
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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.
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| CAPEC ID | Description |
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| Event | Date |
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| Hyperlink | Resource |
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| https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55253 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029166 | vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/6 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55188 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106 | vdb-entry x_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2817 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62922 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| CAPEC ID | Description |
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| Event | Date |
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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.
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 6.8 | MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |