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FKIE_CVE-2001-1267

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2001-07-12 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:55
Severity
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.13.25.tar.gz
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538
cve@mitre.orghttp://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4514
cve@mitre.orghttp://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.phpVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-138.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-218.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3024
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.13.25.tar.gz
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4514
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.phpVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-138.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-218.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3024
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu tar *

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T21:55:55.837",
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