CVE-2002-0399

security flaw

Published Oct 1, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 through 1.13.25, and possibly later versions, allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a (1) "/.." or (2) "./.." string, which removes the leading slash but leaves the "..", a variant of CVE-2001-1267.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0396 Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 through 1.13.25, and possibly later versions, allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a (1) "/.." or (2) "./.." string, which removes the leading slash but leaves the "..", a variant of CVE-2001-1267.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 2:49 AM
Reserved
Jun 2, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 10, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:57 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 30, 2002, 12:00 AM