CVE-2001-1267 in tar

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

• Disclosure: 07/12/2001
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-16990 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-22 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.0
• EPSS: 0.00126
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1267
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1267
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2001-1267/