medium5.5
CVE-2022-48303
GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump.
Impact
GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs in from_header in list.c via a V7 archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Tar | through 1.34 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 37, 38 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CRY7VEL4AIG3GLIEVCTOXRZNSVYDYYUD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5VQYCO52Z7GAVCLRYUITN7KXHLRZQS4/
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62387
- https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?10307
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-806742.html