DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4131

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4131

    Published: 25 Aug 2007Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2007-4131

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4131

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tar

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.18-2

    Affected versions

    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
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