CVE-2019-9923
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when parsing certain archives that have malformed extended headers.
How to fix CVE-2019-9923
To remediate CVE-2019-9923, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tar—upgrade to 1.32+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2019-9923 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.32+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |