CVE-2002-1216 in tar

Summary

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

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• Disclosure: 10/28/2002
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-19107 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-61 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.3
• EPSS: 0.00669
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1216
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1216
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2002-1216/