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CVE-2020-36193 Detail

Description

Tar.php in Archive_Tar through 1.4.11 allows write operations with Directory Traversal due to inadequate checking of symbolic links, a related issue to CVE-2020-28948.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/commit/cde460582ff389404b5b3ccb59374e9b389de916 Patch 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00018.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00007.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR/ Broken Link 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOZNK4FIIV7FSFCJNNFWMJZTTV7NFJV2/ Broken Link 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N/ Broken Link 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKD5WEFA4WT6AVTMRAYBNXZNLWZHM7FH/ Broken Link 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4894 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2021-001 Third Party Advisory 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
PEAR Archive_Tar Improper Link Resolution Vulnerability 08/25/2022 09/15/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') cwe source acceptance level NIST  
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-2020-36193
NVD Published Date:
01/18/2021
NVD Last Modified:
06/28/2024
Source:
MITRE