CVE-2005-2541

N/A Unknown
Published: August 10, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Tar 1.15.1 does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which may allow local users or remote attackers to gain privileges.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112327628230258&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112327628230258&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.8%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu