CVE-2023-39804

In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1058079	Mailing List
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=a339f05cd269013fa133d2f148d73f6f7d4247e4	Patch
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/tree/src/xheader.c?h=release_1_34#n1723	Product
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1058079	Mailing List
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=a339f05cd269013fa133d2f148d73f6f7d4247e4	Patch
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/tree/src/xheader.c?h=release_1_34#n1723	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

29 Jul 2025, 23:31

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar::::::::
First Time		Gnu Gnu tar
References	~~() https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1058079 -~~	() https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1058079 - Mailing List
References	~~() https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=a339f05cd269013fa133d2f148d73f6f7d4247e4 -~~	() https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=a339f05cd269013fa133d2f148d73f6f7d4247e4 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/tree/src/xheader.c?h=release_1_34#n1723 -~~	() https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/tree/src/xheader.c?h=release_1_34#n1723 - Product

Information

Published : 2024-03-27 04:15

Updated : 2025-07-29 23:31

NVD link : CVE-2023-39804

Mitre link : CVE-2023-39804

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-39804

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

tar

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

{"id": "CVE-2023-39804", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 6.2, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 2.5}]}, "published": "2024-03-27T04:15:08.897", "references": [{"url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1058079", "tags": ["Mailing List"], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=a339f05cd269013fa133d2f148d73f6f7d4247e4", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/tree/src/xheader.c?h=release_1_34#n1723", "tags": ["Product"], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1058079", "tags": ["Mailing List"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=a339f05cd269013fa133d2f148d73f6f7d4247e4", "tags": ["Patch"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/tree/src/xheader.c?h=release_1_34#n1723", "tags": ["Product"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En GNU tar anterior a 1.35, los atributos de extensi\u00f3n mal manejados en un archivo PAX pueden provocar un bloqueo de la aplicaci\u00f3n en xheader.c."}], "lastModified": "2025-07-29T23:31:32.687", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "52C282C2-9389-4DF9-BC8C-4CD7EEFB7229", "versionEndExcluding": "1.35"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"}