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    CVE-2013-4420

    Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.

    Published:Oct 1, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Feb 20, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.00604
    CVSS Score:5.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Feep
    Product
    Libtar

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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