CVE-2023-39804
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 21 %ileDEEUFRUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (14)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Centerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:dell:powerprotect_data_domain_management_center:-
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-3093GNU tar: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-12-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in GNU tar ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-3377Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-11-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen und um nicht näher beschriebene Auswirkungen zu erzielen.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=a339f05cd269013fa133d2f148d73f6f7d4247e4Patchcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-39804cnnvd
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1058079cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-39804/cnnvd
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=a339f05cd269013fa133d2f148d73f6f7d4247e4cnnvd
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/tree/src/xheader.c?h=release_1_34#n1723cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.7349cnnvd
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1058079enisa_euvd
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