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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-55738
Deferred
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Source-309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-17 Jun, 2026 | 14:18
Updated At-17 Jun, 2026 | 17:17

A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the raw_to_header() function in src/microtar.c in rxi microtar 0.1.0. The function copies the 100-byte name and linkname fields of a TAR header with strcpy() without guaranteeing null termination of the source. The POSIX ustar format permits these fixed-width fields to be fully populated with non-null bytes, so a crafted archive whose linkname field (followed by the trailing padding of the 512-byte raw header) contains no null terminator causes strcpy() to read past the end of the 512-byte raw header stack buffer and to write past the destination header buffer. A remote attacker who supplies a crafted TAR archive that the victim opens or parses (via mtar_open(), mtar_read_header(), or mtar_find()) can cause an out-of-bounds read and a stack buffer overflow, resulting in denial of service (crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution. Confirmed with AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow READ of size 356 in raw_to_header at src/microtar.c:112.

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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.08.7HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Secondary3.18.8HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 8.7
Base severity: HIGH
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 8.8
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CPE Matches

Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-121Secondary309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
CWE-170Secondary309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
CWE ID: CWE-121
Type: Secondary
Source: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
CWE ID: CWE-170
Type: Secondary
Source: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
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References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://github.com/rxi/microtar309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
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https://github.com/rxi/microtar/blob/master/src/microtar.c#L111309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rxi/microtar/master/src/microtar.c309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/rxi/microtar
Source: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/rxi/microtar/blob/master/src/microtar.c#L111
Source: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rxi/microtar/master/src/microtar.c
Source: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Resource: N/A
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