medium6.1
CVE-2026-111273
unarr through 1.1.1 contains an off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow in tar_get_name() in tar/parse-tar.c, reachable through the ar_entry_get_name() API.
Impact
unarr through 1.1.1 contains an off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow in tar_get_name() in tar/parse-tar.c, reachable through the ar_entry_get_name() API. Attackers can supply a crafted TAR archive with a full ustar prefix and name to write a NUL byte past the allocation, corrupting heap memory and crashing the process.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| Unarr | through 1.1.1 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/selmf/unarr
- https://github.com/selmf/unarr/blob/b211040df83dee513362cdeb9bd87afa26fd5e38/tar/parse-tar.c#L242-L254
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/unarr-tar-zip-oob
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unarr-through-1.1.1-off-by-one-heap-buffer-overflow-via-tar-get-name
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cve-2026-111273-111274-unarr-tar-zip-oob