securetar, as used in AMaViS shell script 0.2.1 and earlier, allows users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed TAR file, possibly via an incorrect file size parameter.
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10056.php
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103124270321404&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=amavis-announce&m=103121272122242&w=2
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2002-10-04
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Low
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.0007