{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4397","details":"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triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.","modified":"2025-07-16T07:17:08.837458Z","published":"2013-10-17T23:55:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:42:55Z","upstream":["CVE-2013-4397"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4397"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4397"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libtar","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtar@1.2.20-1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.20-1"}]}],"versions":["1.2.19-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libtar-dev","binary_version":"1.2.20-1"},{"binary_name":"libtar0","binary_version":"1.2.20-1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4397.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}