CVE-2007-4131
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.024 Low
EPSS
Percentile
89.8%
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
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251921
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
secunia.com/advisories/26573
secunia.com/advisories/26590
secunia.com/advisories/26603
secunia.com/advisories/26604
secunia.com/advisories/26655
secunia.com/advisories/26673
secunia.com/advisories/26674
secunia.com/advisories/26781
secunia.com/advisories/26822
secunia.com/advisories/26984
secunia.com/advisories/27453
secunia.com/advisories/27861
secunia.com/advisories/28136
secunia.com/advisories/28255
security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-09.xml
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-383.htm
www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:173
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/25417
www.securitytracker.com/id?1018599
www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-506-1
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2958
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10420
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
Related
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.024 Low
EPSS
Percentile
89.8%