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CVE-2002-1216

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink att

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00669
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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gnu tar<= 1.13.25
gnu tarall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD28 Oct 2002 · 05:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11422-1
rhsaRHSA-2006:0749Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2003:218Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2002:096Low
rhsaRHSA-2002:138Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.phpVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
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