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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-1216

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.57%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.57%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
1.57% probability · 74th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnu/tar
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.