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    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 //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

    Published:Aug 12, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 25, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.11443
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Tar
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Rpath
    Product
    Rpath Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251921
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26573
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26590
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26603
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26655
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26781
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26984
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27861
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
    http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-09.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-383.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:173
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25417
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018599
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-506-1
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2958
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10420
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html
    http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=251921
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26573
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26590
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26603
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26655
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26781
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26984
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27453
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27861
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28255
    http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-09.xml
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021680.1-1
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-383.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1438
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:173
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25417
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018599
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-506-1
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2958
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10420
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00370.html

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