CPAN Archive Tar Perl Module up to 1.36 archive::tar path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in CPAN Archive Tar Perl Module up to 1.36 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function archive::tar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 11/03/2007. The weakness was published 09/21/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at issues.rpath.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4829 since 09/12/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68057 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : perl-Archive-Tar (ELSA-2010-0505)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38285) and Tenable (68057).

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 68057
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : perl-Archive-Tar (ELSA-2010-0505)
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OpenVAS ID: 63089
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2008-11736 (perl)
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Advisory: issues.rpath.com
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CVE: CVE-2007-4829 (🔍)
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X-Force: 38285
Vulnerability Center: 20238 - Perl 5.8.8 with Archive::Tar Directory Traversal Remote Attackers to Overwrite Arbitrary Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26355 - Perl Archive::Tar Module Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 33116 - Gentoo update for Archive-Tar, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40410 - Perl Archive::Tar Module TAR Archive Traversal Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vupen: ADV-2007-3755

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 08/22/2019 11:03
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (82), 08/22/2019 11:03 (3)
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