CVE-2002-1216

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Tar
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 October 2002

Summary

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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