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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.121150
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201402-19
Summary:Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201402-19
Description:Summary:
Gentoo Linux Local Security Checks GLSA 201402-19

Vulnerability Insight:
An integer overflow error within the th_read() function when processing long names or link extensions can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted archive.

Solution:
Update the affected packages to the latest available version.

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4397
1029166
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029166
1040106
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
55188
http://secunia.com/advisories/55188
55253
http://secunia.com/advisories/55253
62922
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62922
DSA-2817
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2817
RHSA-2013:1418
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1418.html
[libtar] 20131009 ANNOUNCE: libtar version 1.2.20
https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000361.html
[oss-security] 20131010 Integer overflow in libtar (<= 1.2.19)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/4
[oss-security] 20131010 Re: Integer overflow in libtar (<= 1.2.19)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/6
http://repo.or.cz/w/libtar.git/commitdiff/45448e8bae671c2f7e80b860ae0fc0cedf2bdc04
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
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