CVE-2006-0931

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in PEAR::Archive_Tar 1.2, and other versions before 1.3.2, allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via certain crafted pathnames in a TAR archive.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.84% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory hamid.ir
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.hamid.ir/security/phptar.txt vendor advisory
http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=6933
http://www.osvdb.org/23481 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0728 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425967/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/19011 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16805 vdb entry
http://pear.php.net/package/Archive_Tar/download/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0931?
CVE-2006-0931 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0931?
To fix CVE-2006-0931, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0931 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-0931 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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