CVE-2007-4131
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-4131 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-08-25 00:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-10-15 21:33:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.14.90 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.15.90 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.15.91 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.13.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.14.90 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.15.90 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.15.91 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Tar | 1.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | as | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | desktop | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | es | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | ws | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 | All | server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | as | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | desktop | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | es | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | ws | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 | All | server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5.0 | All | client | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5.0 | All | client | All |
| Operating System | Rpath | Rpath Linux | 1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Rpath | Rpath Linux | 1 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD update for gtar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | Patch |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Advisories | Mandriva | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| Gentoo update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| 2007-0026 | TRUSTIX | www.trustix.org | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-352A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CERT | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| Ubuntu update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1438-1 tar | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| About Security Update 2007-009 | CONFIRM | docs.info.apple.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| 1021680 | SUNALERT | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 Security Update 2007-009 | APPLE | lists.apple.com | |
| Security Announcement | SUSE | www.novell.com | |
| rPath update for star - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| ASA-2007-383 (RHSA-2007-0860) | CONFIRM | support.avaya.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: tar-1.15.1-28.fc7 | FEDORA | www.redhat.com | |
| SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| 251921 – (CVE-2007-4131) CVE-2007-4131 tar directory traversal vulnerability | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Debian update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Mandriva update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Fedora update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| USN-506-1: tar vulnerability | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| FreeBSD-SA-07:10 | FREEBSD | security.FreeBSD.org | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| GNU tar Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | |
| rPath update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| GNU Tar Dot_Dot Function Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Trustix Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| [#RPL-1631] tar, star, CVE-2001-1267 CVE-2002-0399 CVE-2007-4131 - rPath Issue Tracking System | CONFIRM | issues.rpath.com | |
| Avaya Products tar Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GNU Tar: Directory traversal vulnerability | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - GNU tar contains_dot_dot() Directory Traversal Bug Lets Remote Users Overwrite Files | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.