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tar directory traversal vulnerability

🗓️ 23 Aug 2007 12:41:00Reported by RedHatType 
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GNU tar directory traversal flaw in names.c enables remote overwrites via //.. in tar symlinks.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
6 Jul 201600:00
–bdu_fstec
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 4 / 5 : tar (CESA-2007:0860)
28 Aug 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-1438-1 : tar - several vulnerabilities
31 Dec 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Fedora 7 : tar-1.15.1-27.fc7 (2007-1890)
6 Nov 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Fedora 7 : tar-1.15.1-28.fc7 (2007-2673)
6 Nov 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Fedora Core 6 : tar-1.15.1-26.fc6 (2007-683)
5 Sep 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		FreeBSD : gtar -- Directory traversal vulnerability (d944719e-42f4-4864-89ed-f045b541919f)
3 Sep 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		GLSA-200709-09 : GNU Tar: Directory traversal vulnerability
24 Sep 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)
18 Dec 200700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : tar (MDKSA-2007:173)
5 Sep 200700:00
–nessus
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux4i386tar0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4tar-0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4ia64tar0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4tar-0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4ppctar0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4tar-0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4s390tar0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4tar-0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4.s390.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4s390xtar0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4tar-0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4x86_64tar0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4tar-0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5i386tar2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5tar-2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ia64tar2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5tar-2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5ppctar2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5tar-2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5s390xtar2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5tar-2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5.s390x.rpm
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13 Jan 2026 20:57Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.02743
gnu tardirectory traversalnames.cremote overwritetar symlinks
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