CVE-2016-10173
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-10173 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-02-01 15:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | Directory traversal vulnerability in the minitar before 0.6 and archive-tar-minitar 0.5.2 gems for Ruby allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a TAR archive entry. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Minitar | Archive-tar-minitar | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Minitar | Minitar | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - CVE request: rubygem minitar: directory traversal vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar: Directory traversal (GLSA 201702-32) — Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: rubygem minitar: directory traversal vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Minitar directory traversal vulnerability · Issue #16 · halostatue/minitar · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| RubyGems minitar and archive-tar-minitar CVE-2016-10173 Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Resolve relative path vulnerability · halostatue/minitar@e25205e · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE-2016-10173 - Directory Traversal in Minitar | Puppet | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | puppet.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3778-1 ruby-archive-tar-minitar | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| 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.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710499 Gentoo Linux Ruby Archive Vulnerability (GLSA 201702-32)