CVE catalog
CVE-2013-4420
libtar: CVE-2013-4420
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.40% · Oct 25, 2026
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.
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 | 1.2.20-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [731860] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libtar0]Fixed
Source package: [libtar]
Details (2)
1.2.20-8+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.20-2dsa · libtar · debian · bookworm; dsa · libtar · debian · 12
1.2.20-8+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.20-2dsa · libtar · debian · bookworm; dsa · libtar · debian · 12
- [libtar-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libtar]
Details (2)
1.2.20-8+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.20-2dsa · libtar · debian · bookworm; dsa · libtar · debian · 12
1.2.20-8+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.2.20-2dsa · libtar · debian · bookworm; dsa · libtar · debian · 12
Observed: