CVE-2007-4134

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.38% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-23.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26626 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-414.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478797/100/200/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11098 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0873.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26857 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690 patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018646 vdb entry
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26672 third party advisory
ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/star/alpha/AN-1.5a84
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-August/msg00425.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27544 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27318 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4134?
CVE-2007-4134 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4134?
To fix CVE-2007-4134, 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-2007-4134 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4134 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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