CVE-2007-4829

perl-Archive-Tar directory traversal flaws

Published Nov 2, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has ".." sequences.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4810 Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has ".." sequences.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-700-1 Perl vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:08 PM
Reserved
Sep 12, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 2, 2007, 4:46 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:44 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 24, 2007, 12:00 AM