DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4420

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4420

    Published: 20 Feb 2014Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-4420

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4420

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libtar

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.20-2

    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