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CVE-2007-4134 Detail

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.


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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/star/alpha/AN-1.5a84
ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/star/alpha/AN-1.5a84
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/26626
http://secunia.com/advisories/26626
http://secunia.com/advisories/26672
http://secunia.com/advisories/26672
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
http://secunia.com/advisories/26857
http://secunia.com/advisories/26857
http://secunia.com/advisories/27318
http://secunia.com/advisories/27318
http://secunia.com/advisories/27544
http://secunia.com/advisories/27544
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018646
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018646
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-414.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-414.htm
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-23.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-23.xml
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-August/msg00425.html Patch 
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-August/msg00425.html Patch 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0873.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0873.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478797/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478797/100/200/threaded
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690 Patch 
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690 Patch 
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11098
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11098

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4134
NVD Published Date:
08/30/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.