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CVE-2005-2541

Tar 1.15.1 does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which may allow local users or remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published: Aug 10, 2005
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2005-2541
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
gnu / tar	1.15.1	1.15.1.x

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112327628230258&w=2
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c@%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E

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