CVE-2013-4397

Summary

CVECVE-2013-4397
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-10-17 23:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Feep Libtar 1.2.11 All All All
Application Feep Libtar 1.2.13 All All All
Application Feep Libtar 1.2.14 All All All
Application Feep Libtar 1.2.15 All All All
Application Feep Libtar 1.2.16 All All All
Application Feep Libtar 1.2.17 All All All
Application Feep Libtar 1.2.18 All All All
Application Feep Libtar All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA55253 - Red Hat update for libtar - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
libtar Integer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Android Security Bulletin—January 2018  |  Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com
Google Android Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain Sensitive Information, Deny Service, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2817-1 libtar af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: Integer overflow in libtar (<= 1.2.19) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Public Git Hosting - libtar.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 repo.or.cz Exploit, Patch
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Integer overflow in libtar (<= 1.2.19) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
lists.feep.net/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.feep.net
Security Advisory SA55188 - libtar GNU Long Name and Long Link Extensions Two Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2013-4397 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
1014492 – (CVE-2013-4397) CVE-2013-4397 libtar: Heap-based buffer overflows by expanding a specially-crafted archive MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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