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CVE-2026-55738

HIGH CVSS: 8.8 Published: 2026-06-17 Modified: 2026-08-10

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the raw_to_header function in src/microtar.c in rxi microtar 0.1.0. The function copies the 100-byte name and linkname fields of a TAR header with strcpy without guaranteeing null termination of the source.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-121, CWE-170

References