CVE-2005-1918

Summary

CVECVE-2005-1918
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-19 15:32:00 UTC
DescriptionThe original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-22

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Tar 1.13.25 All All All
Application Gnu Tar 1.13.25 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All advanced_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All advanced_server_ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All enterprise_server_ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All workstation_ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All advanced_servers All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All advanced_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All advanced_server_ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All enterprise_server_ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 2.1 All workstation_ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All advanced_servers All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All enterprise_server All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All workstation All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 All ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 All itanium All
Operating System Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 All ia64 All
Operating System Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 All itanium All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Tar on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Lets Remote Users Write Files SECTRACK securitytracker.com Patch
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
140589 – (CVE-2005-1918) CVE-2005-1918 tar archive path traversal issue CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for tar SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
GNU Tar Hostile Destination Path Variant Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch
Security Announcement SUSE www.novell.com Vendor Advisory
ASA-2006-110 (RHSA-2006-0195) CONFIRM support.avaya.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus FEDORA www.securityfocus.com
SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya Products "tar" Directory Traversal Vulnerability SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
20060301-01-U SGI patches.sgi.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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