Vulnerability in Gnu Tar

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 attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

EPSS: 0.016 (72.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Gnu Tar — versions 1.13.19
  • N/a — versions n/a

References