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.
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4131 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10420 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7779 cve-icon cve-icon
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History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2007-08-25T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:46:38.940Z

Reserved: 2007-08-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-4131

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-25T00:17:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:34:51.430

Link: CVE-2007-4131

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-08-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-4131 - Bugzilla