Name: CVE-2005-1918: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2006-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2005-1918, CWE-22, CVSS 3.7, EPSS 0.02059

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 "/".

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.7

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade tar	Jul 30, 2024	Dec 31, 2005
Suse	—	Upgrade tar-langUpgrade tar-backup-scriptsUpgrade tarUpgrade tar-rmtUpgrade tar-doc	Feb 17, 2015	Jun 27, 2013

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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