CVE-2013-4397
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)
02 Description
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)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-10-17 23:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 16:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-06-12
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 33d2c53539f9a309387429dba506fac22063825977693646c6b5e1f8cbeb0211
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.feep.net:8080[libtar] 20131009 ANNOUNCE: libtar version 1.2.20https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1418http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html
- secunia.com55253http://secunia.com/advisories/55253
- www.securitytracker.com1029166http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029166
- source.android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20131010 Re: Integer overflow in libtar (<= 1.2.19)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/6
- secunia.com55188http://secunia.com/advisories/55188
- repo.or.czhttp://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04
- www.securitytracker.com1040106http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
- www.debian.orgDSA-2817http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2817
- www.securityfocus.com62922http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62922
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20131010 Integer overflow in libtar (<= 1.2.19)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libtar Fixed in 1.2.20-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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