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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

2014-02-20T16:55:05.250

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-22
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application feep libtar ≤ 1.2.20 Yes
Application feep libtar 1.2.11 Yes
Application feep libtar 1.2.13 Yes
Application feep libtar 1.2.14 Yes
Application feep libtar 1.2.15 Yes
Application feep libtar 1.2.16 Yes
Application feep libtar 1.2.17 Yes
Application feep libtar 1.2.18 Yes
Application feep libtar 1.2.19 Yes
References