VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2019-9923
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-03-22
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108