{"id":"MGASA-2013-0309","summary":"Updated libtar packages fixes security vulnerability","details":"Two heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in the way libtar handled\ncertain archives. If a user were tricked into expanding a specially-crafted\narchive, it could cause the libtar executable or an application using\nlibtar to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code (CVE-2013-4397).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:25:13.506113024Z","published":"2013-10-17T19:37:42Z","upstream":["CVE-2013-4397"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0309.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11424"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libtar","ecosystem":"Mageia:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libtar?arch=source&distro=mageia-2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.11-10.1.mga2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0309.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libtar","ecosystem":"Mageia:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libtar?arch=source&distro=mageia-3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.18-2.1.mga3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0309.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}