GNU Tar Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability of the sparsedumpregion function in the GNU Tar archive manager is related to reading beyond the buffer boundaries when the --sparse flag is used. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to cause service interruptions...

GNU tar Denial of Service Vulnerability

GNU Tar is a set of tools developed by the GNU Project for creating files in tar format. A security vulnerability exists in GNU Tar versions 1.30 and earlier, which stems from the program's failure to properly handle file shrinking. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by modifying the...

PT-2018-2738

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU Tar versions 1.30 and earlier Description The issue is related to the sparse dump region function in GNU Tar, which mishandles file shrinkage during read access when the --sparse flag is used. This can be exploited by local users to cause ...