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Medium
CVE-2002-0399
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 through 1.13.25, and...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2400.html
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000928.1-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
tar
Vulnerable Versions:
1.13.25
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 1st, 2002
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.