cve-2007-4131
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-08-25 00:00
Modified
2024-08-07 14:46
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251921
secalert@redhat.comhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26573
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26590
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26603
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26604
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26655
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26673
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26674
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26781
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26822
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26984
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27453
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27861
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28136
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28255
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc
secalert@redhat.comhttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-09.xml
secalert@redhat.comhttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-383.htm
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:173
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.htmlPatch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25417
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018599
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-506-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.htmlUS Government Resource
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2958
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10420
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26573
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26590
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26603
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27861
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-09.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:173
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.htmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018599
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-506-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2958
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
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