CVE-2005-1918

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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 "/".

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/18988
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20397
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18988
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20397
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.1%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

redhat gnu

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