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CVE-2001-1267

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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3024

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-218.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-138.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html

http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1

http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4514

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-07-12

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00098

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