Integer Overflow in phar_parse_tarfile Function in PHP Allows Remote Code Execution

CVE-2012-2386 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Integer overflow in the phar_parse_tarfile function in tar.c in the phar extension in PHP before 5.3.14 and 5.4.x before 5.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted tar file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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