CVE-2005-1918

tar archive path traversal issue

Published Feb 21, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
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 "/".

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-1920 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 "/".
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01989}

epss

{'score': 0.02059}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:06 PM
Reserved
Jun 8, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2005, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:13 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 21, 2003, 12:00 AM