CVE-2002-1216

high

Description

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

References

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

http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219

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

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-10-28

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00751