CVE-2007-4131

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Tar
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 August 2007

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018599
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-383.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM

EPSS Score

9% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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