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CVE-2005-1918

The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1

The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".

LOW · CVSS 2.6 EPSS 0.02059
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

4
gnu tarall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat linux advanced workstationall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

2.6
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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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:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD31 Dec 2005 · 05:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11422-1
rhsaRHSA-2006:0195Low
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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.
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/18988PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20397Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655Patch
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