Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4131
Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2007-4131
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4131
10.26%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 95 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4131
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.8
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
|
6.4
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2007-4131
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:173
Mandriva
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25417
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
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http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
Security - Support | SUSE
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloud
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2958
Site en construction
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Page Not Found | CISAUS Government Resource
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
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http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
Trustix | Empowering Trust and Security in the Digital Age
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http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018599
Access Denied
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-383.htm
ASA-2007-383 (RHSA-2007-0860)
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-506-1
USN-506-1: tar vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu
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http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251921
251921 – (CVE-2007-4131) CVE-2007-4131 tar directory traversal vulnerability
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.html
SupportPatch
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http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
[SECURITY] [DSA 1438-1] New tar packages fix several vulnerabilities
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10420
404 Not Found
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779
404 Not Found
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: tar-1.15.1-28.fc7
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-09.xml
GNU Tar: Directory traversal vulnerability (GLSA 200709-09) — Gentoo security
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
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