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CVE-2022-48303 MEDIUM

Published: 2023-01-30 | Last Modified: 2025-03-27 | Status: Modified

Description

GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs in from_header in list.c via a V7 archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters.

Additional Descriptions (1)

GNU Tar hasta 1.34 tiene una lectura fuera de los límites de un byte que resulta en el uso de memoria no inicializada para un salto condicional. No se ha demostrado explotación para cambiar el flujo de control. El problema ocurre en from_header en list.c a través de un archivo V7 en el que mtime tiene aproximadamente 11 caracteres de espacio en blanco.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 3.6

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-125
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 Secondary
en CWE-125

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
gnu tar * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36945ec40> Application
fedoraproject fedora 37 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36945e180> Operating System
fedoraproject fedora 38 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3604190c0> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*