ghsa-43w6-q9mv-9cwf
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Published
2022-05-01 18:20
Modified
2025-04-09 03:45
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2007-4131"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2007-08-25T00:17:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-43w6-q9mv-9cwf",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T03:45:33Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T18:20:38Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4131"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10420"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251921"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26573"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26590"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26603"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/26604"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/27861"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc"
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      "url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1"
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      "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html"
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      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded"
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      "type": "WEB",
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}


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