CVE-2019-9923

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Oct 14, 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 22, 2019
Last modified
Oct 14, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-9923: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix