CVE-2002-1216

GNU tar < 1.13.25 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack

Title source: llm

Description

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2

Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_openpkg

http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0067

EPSS Percentile 71.5%

Details

Status published

Products (2)

gnu/tar 1.13.19

gnu/tar < 1.13.25

Published Oct 28, 2002

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026