Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (38)

• 1018599 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 1021680 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-383.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 26673 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26822 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-4238 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• TA07-352A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 26655 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27453 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-2673 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 28136 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26781 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251921 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• DSA-1438 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 26590 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10420 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 27861 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-2958 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:173 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• FreeBSD-SA-07:10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
• 26984 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070827 FLEA-2007-0049-1 tar (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 2007-0026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2007:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 26604 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-506-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 28255 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26573 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0860 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 26603 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7779 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 25417 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• GLSA-200709-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 20070825 rPSA-2007-0172-1 tar (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 26674 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 14:46 UTC.