CVE-2026-9538High
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Archive::Tar versions before 3.10 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via attacker controlled entry size field in tar header. _read_tar() read…
CVSS
7.5
High
EPSS
0.00
p35
Published
2026-01-01
Updated
2026-01-01
Description
Archive::Tar versions before 3.10 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via attacker controlled entry size field in tar header. _read_tar() reads each entry's payload with $handle->read($$data, $block), where $block is derived from the entry's 12-byte size field in the tar header with no upper bound on that value. A crafted header declaring a multi-gigabyte size causes Perl to allocate a scalar of that size.
Tags · CWE
Pre-auth
CWE-789
CWE-789VariantDraft
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/789.html →Open in CWE collection →Affected products
\ < 3.10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
2026-01-01
Published
2026-01-01
Updated
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
Attack Vector
AV: N
Network (N)
Attack Complexity
AC: L
Low (L)
Privileges Required
PR: N
None (N)
User Interaction
UI: N
None (N)
Scope
S: U
Unchanged (U)
Confidentiality Impact
C: N
None (N)
Integrity Impact
I: N
None (N)
Availability Impact
A: H
High (H)
Exploit indicators
EPSS
0.004 · p35
Known exploited (KEV)
No
Known exploits — Сканер-ВС
No Сканер-ВС checks registered for this vulnerability yet.
Source databases
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Intl.
Updates
1 ч
License
Public Domain
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15 min
License
Public Domain
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