CVE-2026-111273
mediumunarr 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.
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.
CVSS
6.1
6.1 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-15 22:19
Modified: 2026-10-16 20:17
NVD status: Deferred
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:03 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/selmf/unarr disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/selmf/unarr/blob/b211040df83dee513362cdeb9bd87afa26fd5e38/tar/parse-tar... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/unarr-tar-zip-oob disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/unarr-through-1.1.1-off-by-one-heap-buffer-overflow-v... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/cve-2026-111273-111274-unarr-tar-zip-oob 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:03 UTC · record ↗