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
- Gnu Tar — versions 1.13.25
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 2.1, 3.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 3.0
- Redhat Linux_advanced_workstation — versions 2.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
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.