CVE-2019-9923

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CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

EPSS

3%p87

Published

Mar 22, 2019 (Mar 22, 2019)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: gnu opensuse
Products: tar, leap
Weakness: CWE-476
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (3.0%)

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