CVE-2002-1216

GNU tar <1.13.25 - File Overwrite

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)

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

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

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

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html

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

Scores

EPSS 0.0067

EPSS Percentile 71.0%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

gnu/tar < 1.13.25

gnu/tar

Timeline

Published Oct 28, 2002

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026