5.8

CVE-2013-4420: feep libtar

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2014-0090UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4420DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4420
Published 20-02-2014Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4420 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability in feep libtar. EPSS estimates a 3.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-02-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 3.40% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Mageia2 products
  • libtar< 1.2.18-2.2.mga3
  • libtar< 1.2.20-2.1.mga4
Debian1 product
  • libtar< 1.2.20-2 | < 1.2.11-6+deb6u2 | < 1.2.16-1+deb7u2
Feep1 product
  • libtar≤ 1.2.20 | 1.2.11 | 1.2.13 | 1.2.14 | 1.2.15 | 1.2.16 | 1.2.17 | 1.2.18 | 1.2.19
Ubuntu1 product
  • libtar< 1.2.20-4

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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