CVE-2023-39804

Public on 2023-12-14
Modified on 2025-09-23
Description
It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled extended attributes in PAX archives. An attacker could supply a specially crafted file and cause tar to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
2.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 tar No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core tar 2024-01-09 ALAS2-2024-2390 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 tar 2024-01-08 ALAS2023-2024-475 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 2.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD CVSSv3 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2023-39804 Mitre: CVE-2023-39804