Vulnerability in Gnu Tar
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (19.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Tar
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-39804?
- CVE-2023-39804 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Tar. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2024-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-39804?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-39804 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.