tar Crate up to 0.4.15 on Rust Archive Symlink link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in tar Crate up to 0.4.15 on Rust. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Archive Handler. Performing a manipulation as part of Symlink results in link following. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-20990. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in tar Crate up to 0.4.15 on Rust (Rust Package). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Archive Handler. The manipulation as part of a Symlink leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in the tar crate before 0.4.16 for Rust. Arbitrary file overwrite can occur via a symlink or hardlink in a TAR archive.

The weakness was published 08/26/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-20990 since 08/25/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.4.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: tar Crate 0.4.16

Timelineinfo

08/25/2019 🔍
08/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/04/2023 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rustsec.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-20990 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20990
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140775

Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2019 06:28
Updated: 12/04/2023 08:04
Changes: 08/27/2019 06:28 (38), 08/06/2020 08:41 (18), 12/04/2023 08:04 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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