CVE-2013-4420 | BDVDB-2026-59989 Detail

Description#

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731860
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2863
https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2014-February/000403.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-02-20Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.