The remote host is missing an update to tar announced via advisory DSA 1223-1. Teemu Salmela discovered a vulnerability in GNU tar that could allow a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files by inducing the victim to attempt to extract a specially crafted tar file containing a GNUTYPE_NAMES record with a symbolic link
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 46 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | (RHSA-2006:0749) Moderate: tar security update | 19 Dec 200600:00 | – | redhat |
![]() | FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-06:26.gtar.asc) | 4 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Slackware Advisory SSA:2006-335-01 tar | 11 Sep 201200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | SLES9: Security update for tar | 10 Oct 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1223-1) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | FreeBSD Ports: gtar | 4 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | FreeBSD Ports: gtar | 4 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200612-10 (tar) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | SLES9: Security update for tar | 10 Oct 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200612-10 (tar) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_1223_1.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 1223-1
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2007 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largerly excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_solution = "For the stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.14-2.3
For the unstable distribution (sid) and the forthcoming stable release
(etch), this problem will be fixed in version 1.16-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your tar package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201223-1";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to tar
announced via advisory DSA 1223-1.
Teemu Salmela discovered a vulnerability in GNU tar that could allow a
malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files by inducing the victim to
attempt to extract a specially crafted tar file containing a
GNUTYPE_NAMES record with a symbolic link.";
if(description)
{
script_id(57685);
script_version("$Revision: 6616 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 14:10:49 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 23:17:11 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-6097");
script_bugtraq_id(21235);
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 1223-1 (tar)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2006 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"tar", ver:"1.14-2.3", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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