Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-20482
GNU Tar through 1.30, when --sparse is used, mishandles file shrinkage during read access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite read loop in sparse_dump_region in sparse.c) by modifying a file that is supposed to be archived by a different user's process (e.g., a system backup running as root).
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 1.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 4.7
CVSS v2 Score 1.9
Products affected by CVE-2018-20482
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.11
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.14
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.16
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.17
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.18
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.19
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.25
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14.90
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.90
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.91
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0
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cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0