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CVE-1999-1517

runtar in the Amanda backup system used in various UNIX operating systems executes tar with root privileges, which allows a user to overwrite or read arbitrary files by providing the target files to runtar.

  • Published: Nov 1, 1999
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-1999-1517
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
freebsd / freebsd 3.3 3.3.x