CVE-2013-4397

Exp

Multiple integer overflows in the th_read function in lib/block.c in libtar before 1.2.20 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) name or (2) link in an archive, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2013-10-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-4397 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.26%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-4397

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4397

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 11.63% 4.26% -7.37%
2 2025-03-29 4.26% 11.63% +7.37%
3 2025-03-17 — 4.26% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4397

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4397

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-4397

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-4397 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libtar), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4397
gentoo normal CVE-2013-4397: 1 GLSA(s) (201402-19), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/libtar); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-4397
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4397
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-4397 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libtar), 13 status rows across 13 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 6, ignored 5, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4397

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4397

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feep libtar <= 1.2.19 cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feep libtar 1.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feep libtar 1.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feep libtar 1.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feep libtar 1.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feep libtar 1.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feep libtar 1.2.17 cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
feep libtar 1.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4397

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