Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24021Arbitrary Code Execution
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
tar is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability exists as a heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way tar expanded archive files. If a user were tricked into expanding a specially-crafted archive, it could cause the tar executable to crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running tar.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| tar | eq | 1.15.1__23.el5 | |
| cpio:stretch | eq | 2.11+dfsg-6 | |
| tar | eq | 1.15.1__23.el5 | |
| cpio:stretch | eq | 2.11+dfsg-6 |
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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