CVE-2002-1216 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 chec...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 1.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GNU tar | <= 1.13.25 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.13.19 | No fix listed |
| debian/tar(Debian:12) | < 1.13.25 | 1.13.25 |
| debian/tar(Debian:13) | < 1.13.25 | 1.13.25 |
| debian/tar(Debian:14) | < 1.13.25 | 1.13.25 |
References
- 20020928 GNU tar (Re: Allot Netenforcer problems, GNU TAR flaw) mailing-list
- archive-extraction-directory-traversal(10224) vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:219 vendor-advisory
- OpenPKG-SA-2006.038 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2002:096 patch vendor-advisory
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2002-1216 vendor-advisory