MEDIUM 6.9 NVD
CVE-2026-111273
unarr through 1.1.1 contains an off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow in tar_get_name() in tar/parse-tar.c, reachable through the ar_entry_get_name() API. Attac
unarr through 1.1.1 contains an off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow in tar_get_name() in tar/parse-tar.c, reachable through the ar_entry_get_name() API. Attackers can supply a crafted TAR archive with a full ustar prefix and name to write a NUL byte past the allocation, corrupting heap memory and crashing the process.
References
- https://github.com/selmf/unarr
- https://github.com/selmf/unarr/blob/b211040df83dee513362cdeb9bd87afa26fd5e38/tar/parse-tar
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/unarr-tar-zip-oob
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unarr-through-1.1.1-off-by-one-heap-buffer-overflow-v
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 was published on 2026-10-15 via NVD.
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