Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:11341Denial Of Service (DoS)
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
libtar.so is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). It is possible because the th_read function in lib/block.c does not check the name and link parameters in archive, allowing the attackers to cause heap-based buffer overflow.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| libtar | eq | 1.2.11__16.el6 | |
| libtar | eq | 1.2.11__16.el6 |
References
repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html
secunia.com/advisories/55188
secunia.com/advisories/55253
www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2817
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/6
www.securityfocus.com/bid/62922
www.securitytracker.com/id/1029166
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1418
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4397
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1014492
lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
Related
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P