CVE-2007-4131
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-4131 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-08-25 00:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 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
Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 |
| 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 | Rpath | Rpath Linux | 1 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.trustix.org | |
| Mandriva update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-352A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| Ubuntu update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| ASA-2007-383 (RHSA-2007-0860) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: tar-1.15.1-28.fc7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Fedora update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- GNU Tar: Directory traversal vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 Security Update 2007-009 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| About Security Update 2007-009 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.info.apple.com | |
| rPath update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| GNU Tar Dot_Dot Function Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Trustix Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Avaya Products tar Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - GNU tar contains_dot_dot() Directory Traversal Bug Lets Remote Users Overwrite Files | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| GNU tar Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Patch |
| sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | |
| Red Hat update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| FreeBSD update for gtar - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| USN-506-1: tar vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.FreeBSD.org | |
| Debian update for tar - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| 251921 – (CVE-2007-4131) CVE-2007-4131 tar directory traversal vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1438-1 tar | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rPath update for star - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Advisories | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| [#RPL-1631] tar, star, CVE-2001-1267 CVE-2002-0399 CVE-2007-4131 - rPath Issue Tracking System | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | issues.rpath.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.