What is CVE-2021-38511?

CVE-2021-38511 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tar_project Tar, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-38511?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Tar_project Tar

CVE-2021-38511

An issue was discovered in the tar crate before 0.4.36 for Rust. When symlinks are present in a TAR archive, extraction can create arbitrary directories via .. traversal.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Tar_project Tar
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38511?: CVE-2021-38511 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tar_project Tar, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-38511?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.