The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".
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Information
Published : 2005-12-31 05:00
Updated : 2024-02-28 10:42
NVD link : CVE-2005-1918
Mitre link : CVE-2005-1918
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-1918
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Products Affected
redhat
- linux_advanced_workstation
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux
gnu
- tar
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')