CVE-2002-1216 | BDVDB-2026-4757 Detail

Description#

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12002-10-21Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.