CVE-2005-1918 | BDVDB-2026-15266 Detail
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 "/".
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18988
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20397
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.