Path Traversal in Gnu Tar

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 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar fi…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.029 (84.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-1918?
CVE-2005-1918 is a vulnerability in Gnu Tar, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2005-12-31.
Is CVE-2005-1918 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.