DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541

    Published: 10 Aug 2005Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-2541

    Summary:

    Details: Tar 1.15.1 does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which may allow local users or remote attackers to gain privileges.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2541

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tar

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.34+dfsg-1.2
    1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1
    1.34+dfsg-1.3
    1.34+dfsg-1.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High