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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_linux | Redhat | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | libtar-0:1.2.11-17.el6_4.1 | * |
| Libtar | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Libtar | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Libtar | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
| Libtar | Ubuntu | raring | * |
| Libtar | Ubuntu | saucy | * |
| Libtar | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55253
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2817
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62922
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029166
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
- https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
- http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55188
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55253
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2817
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62922
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029166
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
- https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01