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CVE-2007-4131

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.

  • Published: Aug 25, 2007
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2007-4131
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
gnu / tar 1.13 1.13.x
gnu / tar 1.13.5 1.13.5.x
gnu / tar 1.13.11 1.13.11.x
gnu / tar 1.13.14 1.13.14.x
gnu / tar 1.13.16 1.13.16.x
gnu / tar 1.13.17 1.13.17.x
gnu / tar 1.13.18 1.13.18.x
gnu / tar 1.13.19 1.13.19.x
gnu / tar 1.13.25 1.13.25.x
gnu / tar 1.14 1.14.x
gnu / tar 1.14.90 1.14.90.x
gnu / tar 1.15 1.15.x
gnu / tar 1.15.1 1.15.1.x
gnu / tar 1.15.90 1.15.90.x
gnu / tar 1.15.91 1.15.91.x
gnu / tar 1.16 1.16.x