Out-of-bounds Read Affecting tar package, versions <1.32-r2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.08% (32nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE312-TAR-1244062
- published 7 Apr 2021
- disclosed 26 Mar 2021
How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.12
tar
to version 1.32-r2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tar
package and not the tar
package as distributed by Alpine
.
See How to fix?
for Alpine:3.12
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.