UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4397

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4397

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4397.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4397

Upstream

CVE-2013-4397

Withdrawn

2025-07-18T16:42:55Z

Published

2013-10-17T23:55:00Z

Modified

2025-07-16T08:16:27.245554Z

Severity

Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libtar

Package

Name: libtar
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtar@1.2.20-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.2.20-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.19-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libtar-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.2.20-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libtar0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.20-1"
        }
    ]
}