CVE-2007-4829

Archive::Tar < 1.36 - Path Traversal via TAR Archive Filename

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has ".." sequences.

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38285
Permissions Required vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3755
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26355
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1716
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=295021
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-10.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33116
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=29517
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/40410
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27539
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33314
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=30380

Scores

EPSS 0.0432
EPSS Percentile 90.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (5)
archive\/\ < 1.36
canonical/ubuntu_linux 6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux 7.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.10
Published Nov 02, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026