CVE-2021-20193
26.03.2021, 17:15
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.Enginsight
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | tar | 𝑥 ≤ 1.33 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| tar |
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Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeThe software does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds ReadThe software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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