CVE-2007-4131

N/A Unknown
Published: August 25, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251921
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26573
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26590
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26603
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26655
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26781
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26984
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27861
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-09.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-383.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:173
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25417
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018599
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-506-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2958
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10420
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251921
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26573
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26590
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26603
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26781
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26984
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27861
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-09.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-383.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:173
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25417
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018599
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-506-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

76 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.7%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu rpath redhat