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CVE-2022-48303

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 4.52% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-01-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2022-48303
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
4.52%

Original NVD Description

GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs in from_header in list.c via a V7 archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters.

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