Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/994365 (SAP Service marketplace login required)
Key words : 
symptom extracting trex sar archives returns header reading error, header reading error returns, application group -> additional components -> sapcar, sap service marketplace, /patches -> support packages, terms sapcar, sapcar version 7, patches -> entry, older version, attached note
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