Archive_Tar up to 1.4.13 Archive symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Archive_Tar up to 1.4.13. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Archive Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-32610. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Archive_Tar up to 1.4.13. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/31/2021. The advisory is shared at lists.debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-32610. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236672 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0018: php:7.4 (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0018)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.4.14 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236672). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236672
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0018: php:7.4 (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0018)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Archive_Tar 1.4.14
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

05/12/2021 🔍
07/31/2021 +80 days 🔍
07/31/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2025 +1387 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.debian.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-32610 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-32610
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-179813

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2021 21:10
Updated: 05/18/2025 17:59
Changes: 07/31/2021 21:10 (39), 08/06/2021 08:38 (3), 05/18/2025 17:59 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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