vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-10173: Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar: Directory traversal
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Feb 1, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 1, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A remote attacker could entice a user or an automated system to process
a specially crafted archive using Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar possibly
allowing the writing of arbitrary files with the privileges of the
process.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-ruby-archive-tar-minitar
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