CVE-2007-4829

N/A Unknown
Published: November 02, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has ".." sequences.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/40410
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=29517
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=30380
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27539
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33116
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33314
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-10.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26355
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3755
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=295021
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38285
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1716
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11658
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/40410
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=29517
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=30380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27539
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33116
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-10.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26355
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3755
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=295021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38285
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11658
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.3%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

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