Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-10173
Potential exploit
Directory traversal vulnerability in the minitar before 0.6 and archive-tar-minitar 0.5.2 gems for Ruby allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a TAR archive entry.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2016-10173
- cpe:2.3:a:minitar:minitar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:minitar:archive-tar-minitar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-10173
4.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 88 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-10173
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-10173
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-10173
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https://github.com/halostatue/minitar/issues/16
Minitar directory traversal vulnerability · Issue #16 · halostatue/minitar · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/7
oss-security - CVE request: rubygem minitar: directory traversal vulnerabilityMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/halostatue/minitar/commit/e25205ecbb6277ae8a3df1e6a306d7ed4458b6e4
Resolve relative path vulnerability · halostatue/minitar@e25205e · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3778
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3778-1 ruby-archive-tar-minitar
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95874
RubyGems minitar and archive-tar-minitar CVE-2016-10173 Local Directory Traversal VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-32
Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar: Directory traversal (GLSA 201702-32) — Gentoo security
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https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-10173
CVE-2016-10173 - Directory Traversal in Minitar | Puppet
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/1
oss-security - Re: CVE request: rubygem minitar: directory traversal vulnerabilityMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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