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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-55738 EUVD-2026-37712GHSA-7fm7-h87x-9hjq

Stack Buffer Overflow in rxi/microtar raw_to_header() via non-null-terminated TAR name field

Published Jun 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026 · Assigned by TuranSec

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 products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
rxi microtar 0.1.0 —

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