CVE catalog
CVE-2013-4397
libtar: CVE-2013-4397
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.49% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libtar | bookworm | 1.2.20-8+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libtar | source | bookworm | 1.2.20-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [725938] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libtar0]Fixed
Source package: [libtar]
Details (2)
1.2.20-8+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.20-1dsa · libtar · debian · bookworm; dsa · libtar · debian · 12
1.2.20-8+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.20-1dsa · libtar · debian · bookworm; dsa · libtar · debian · 12
- [libtar-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libtar]
Details (2)
1.2.20-8+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.20-1dsa · libtar · debian · bookworm; dsa · libtar · debian · 12
1.2.20-8+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.20-1dsa · libtar · debian · bookworm; dsa · libtar · debian · 12
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1418]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4397]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-2817-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4397]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4397]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]