CVE-2007-4131
GNU tar - Directory Traversal via //.. Sequences in Directory Symlinks
Title source: llmDescription
Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.
References (38)
Core 38
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018599
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-383.htm
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251921
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:173
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_freebsd
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26655
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26781
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26590
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10420
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27861
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2958
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26984
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_trustix
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-506-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26573
Patch vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26603
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25417
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-09.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
Scores
EPSS
0.1144
EPSS Percentile
93.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (16)
gnu/tar
1.13
gnu/tar
1.13.5
gnu/tar
1.13.11
gnu/tar
1.13.14
gnu/tar
1.13.16
gnu/tar
1.13.17
gnu/tar
1.13.18
gnu/tar
1.13.19
gnu/tar
1.13.25
gnu/tar
1.14
... and 6 more
Published
Aug 25, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026