GNU tar 1.13.19/1.13.25 Security Check symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GNU tar 1.13.19/1.13.25. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Security Check. Performing a manipulation results in symlink. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-1216. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU tar 1.13.19/1.13.25. This affects an unknown code of the component Security Check. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 10/28/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1216. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12312 (RHEL 2.1 : unzip (RHSA-2002:138)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115035 (Red Hat Multiple Archive Tools Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.13.25 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10224), Tenable (12312), OSVDB (6509†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10250†). The entries VDB-16990, VDB-16991, VDB-16992 and VDB-19040 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Nessus ID: 12312
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : unzip (RHSA-2002:138)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tar 1.13.25

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10/01/2002 🔍
10/28/2002 +27 days 🔍
10/28/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/28/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/06/2004 +617 days 🔍
02/07/2006 +581 days 🔍
07/30/2014 +3095 days 🔍
06/13/2019 +1779 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19107
X-Force: 10224
OSVDB: 6509 - CVE-2002-1216 - GNU - Tar - File Modification Issue
Vulnerability Center: 10250 - GNU Tar 1.13.19-1.13.25 Remote Overwriting of Files via a Symlink Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2014 18:07
Updated: 06/13/2019 17:38
Changes: 07/30/2014 18:07 (64), 06/13/2019 17:38 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:938:103

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