CVE-2013-4397

medium
Published 2013-10-17 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4397

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/55253

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/55188

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
redhat rhel6.0affected
debian debianbookwormfixed1.2.20-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.2.20-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
feeplibtar{"endIncluding":"1.2.19"}
feeplibtar1.2.11
feeplibtar1.2.13
feeplibtar1.2.14
feeplibtar1.2.15
feeplibtar1.2.16
feeplibtar1.2.17
feeplibtar1.2.18

References

CWEs

CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.