CVE-2005-1918 The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwri...
LowCVSS 2.6
EPSS 2.9%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GNU tar | = 1.13.25 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux | = 2.1 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux | = 3.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux desktop | = 3.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat linux advanced workstation | = 2.1 | No fix listed |
| debian/tar(Debian:12) | < 1.14-2.2 | 1.14-2.2 |
| debian/tar(Debian:13) | < 1.14-2.2 | 1.14-2.2 |
| debian/tar(Debian:14) | < 1.14-2.2 | 1.14-2.2 |
References
- 18988 patch third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 19130 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 19183 patch third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 20397 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 1015655 patch vdb-entry
- support.avaya.com
- SUSE-SR:2006:005 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0195 patch vendor-advisory
- FLSA:183571-1 vendor-advisory
- 5834 patch vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9946 signature vdb-entry
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2005-1918 vendor-advisory