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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1917565 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=d9d4435692150fa8ff68e1b1a473d187cc3fd777 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59897 | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-29 | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
03 Jun 2021, 18:53
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| References | (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-29 - Third Party Advisory |
26 May 2021, 12:15
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| References |
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31 Mar 2021, 18:14
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 4.3
v3 : 5.5 |
| References | (MISC) https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=d9d4435692150fa8ff68e1b1a473d187cc3fd777 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59897 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1917565 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
26 Mar 2021, 17:18
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2021-03-26 17:15
Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55
NVD link : CVE-2021-20193
Mitre link : CVE-2021-20193
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20193
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- tar