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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2005-1918 Detail

Current Description

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 "/".


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/18988 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/18988 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/20397 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/20397 Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655 Patch 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655 Patch 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834 Patch 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946

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-2005-1918
NVD Published Date:
12/31/2005
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.