CVE-2002-0399

GNU Tar - Path Traversal

Title source: rule

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.

References (18)

[Vendor Advisory] http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2

[Vendor Advisory] http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000928.1-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php

[Various Sources] http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2400.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html

[Issue Tracking] https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/19130

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26604

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26673

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/26987

Scores

EPSS 0.0120

EPSS Percentile 78.7%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

gnu/tar

Timeline

Published Oct 10, 2002

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026