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 consumption of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1917565 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=d9d4435692150fa8ff68e1b1a473d187cc3fd777 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59897 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-29 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Oct 2024, 18:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : 4.3
v3 : 5.5
v2 : 4.3
v3 : 3.3

Information

Published : 2021-03-26 17:15

Updated : 2024-10-24 18:15


NVD link : CVE-2021-20193

Mitre link : CVE-2021-20193

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20193


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Products Affected

gnu

  • tar
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime