CVE-2007-4829
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-4829 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-11-02 16:46:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has ".." sequences. |
Risk And Classification
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 | Archive | tar_project | archive\ | \ | tar | |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 7.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 8.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 8.10 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 295021 – (CVE-2007-4829) CVE-2007-4829 perl-Archive-Tar directory traversal flaws | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-700-2: Perl regression | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1716 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | issues.rpath.com | Broken Link |
| Archive::Tar: Directory traversal vulnerability — Gentoo Linux Documentation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Perl Archive::Tar Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-700-1: Perl vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Bug #30380 for Archive-Tar: directory traversal vulnerability in Archive-Tar | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rt.cpan.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Bug #30380 for Archive-Tar: directory traversal vulnerability in Archive-Tar | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rt.cpan.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Permissions Required |
| osvdb.org/40410 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | Broken Link |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Ubuntu update for perl - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Perl Archive::Tar Module Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Security Advisory SA33116 - Gentoo update for Archive-Tar - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 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.