Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
6.8
MEDIUM
EPSS Probability:2.74%
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 4.0, 5.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0 |
| rpath | rpath_linux | 1 |
| gnu | tar | 1.13, 1.13.5, 1.13.11, 1.13.14, 1.13.16, 1.13.17, 1.13.18, 1.13.19, 1.13.25, 1.14, 1.14.90, 1.15, 1.15.1, 1.15.90, 1.15.91, 1.16 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
2.743%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2007-08-02T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2007-08-25T00:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2007-08-13 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T14:46:38 |
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