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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-4131

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 //..

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 2.74%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.74%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.74% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnu/tar
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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