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In 2026 there have been 0 vulnerabilities in Feep Libtar. Libtar did not have any published security vulnerabilities last year.

Year Vulnerabilities Average Score
2026 0 0.00
2025 0 0.00
2024 0 0.00
2023 0 0.00
2022 4 0.00

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Recent Feep Libtar Security Vulnerabilities

Memory Leak in GNU tar's th_read() due to Unfreeing gnu_longname
CVE-2021-33646 - August 10, 2022

The th_read() function doesnt free a variable t->th_buf.gnu_longname after allocating memory, which may cause a memory leak.

Memory Leak

CVE-2021-33645: libtar th_read Memory Leak via gnu_longlink
CVE-2021-33645 - August 10, 2022

The th_read() function doesnt free a variable t->th_buf.gnu_longlink after allocating memory, which may cause a memory leak.

Memory Leak

GNU Tar OOB Read via crafted tar header (malloc(0))
CVE-2021-33644 - August 10, 2022

An attacker who submits a crafted tar file with size in header struct being 0 may be able to trigger an calling of malloc(0) for a variable gnu_longname, causing an out-of-bounds read.

Out-of-bounds Read

Out-of-Bounds Read via malloc(0) in libarchive TAR extraction
CVE-2021-33643 - August 10, 2022

An attacker who submits a crafted tar file with size in header struct being 0 may be able to trigger an calling of malloc(0) for a variable gnu_longlink, causing an out-of-bounds read.

Out-of-bounds Read

Multiple integer overflows in the th_read function in lib/block.c in libtar before 1.2.20
CVE-2013-4397 - October 17, 2013

Multiple integer overflows in the th_read function in lib/block.c in libtar before 1.2.20 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) name or (2) link in an archive, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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