Out-of-Bounds Affecting tar package, versions <1.23-1


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.8% (88th percentile)
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NVD
6.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-TAR-312315
  • published 15 Mar 2010
  • disclosed 15 Mar 2010

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 tar to version 1.23-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tar package and not the tar package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU cpio before 2.11 allows remote rmt servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by sending more data than was requested, related to archive filenames that contain a : (colon) character.