CVE-2007-4134

N/A Unknown
Published: August 30, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 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
ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/star/alpha/AN-1.5a84
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26626
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26672
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26857
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27318
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27544
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018646
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-414.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-23.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-August/msg00425.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0873.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478797/100/200/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11098
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/star/alpha/AN-1.5a84
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26672
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26857
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27544
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018646
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-414.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-23.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-August/msg00425.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0873.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478797/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11098
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.0%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

redhat

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