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CVE-2021-20193
published 2021-03-26

CVE-2021-20193: 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…

PriorityP411low3.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAL
EPSS
1.09%
62.0th percentile
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.

Affected

7 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiantar< tar 1.34+dfsg-1 (bookworm)tar 1.34+dfsg-1 (bookworm)
gnutar<= 1.33
gnutar
gnutar>= 0 < 1.34+dfsg-11.34+dfsg-1
gnutar>= 0 < 1.34+dfsg-11.34+dfsg-1
gnutar>= 0 < 1.34+dfsg-11.34+dfsg-1
gnutar>= 0 < 1.34+dfsg-11.34+dfsg-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.13.3LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv3.3LOW
vendor_debian3.3LOW
vendor_redhat3.3LOW
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