ghsa-mwq4-jmcc-2cx4
Vulnerability from github
Published
2021-05-27 15:14
Modified
2021-12-10 19:58
Summary
Out-of-bounds Read and Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in tar
Details

A flaw was found in the src/list.c of tar 1.33 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted input file to tar to cause uncontrolled consumption of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-20193"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125",
      "CWE-401"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-03-26T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A flaw was found in the src/list.c of tar 1.33 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted input file to tar to cause uncontrolled consumption of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.",
  "id": "GHSA-mwq4-jmcc-2cx4",
  "modified": "2021-12-10T19:58:00Z",
  "published": "2021-05-27T15:14:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20193"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1917565"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=d9d4435692150fa8ff68e1b1a473d187cc3fd777"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59897"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-29"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Out-of-bounds Read and Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in tar"
}


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