Red Hat Fedora 7 extract.c path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Red Hat Fedora 7. This affects an unknown part of the file extract.c. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4134. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat Fedora 7. Affected is an unknown code block of the file extract.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2007. The weakness was presented 08/30/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4134 since 08/02/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67565 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : star (ELSA-2007-0873)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156045 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Star (ELSA-2007-0873)).

Upgrading to version 7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36324), Tenable (67565), SecurityFocus (BID 25417†), OSVDB (39576†) and Secunia (SA26673†). See VDB-38494 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 67565
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : star (ELSA-2007-0873)
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OpenVAS ID: 861547
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Fedora 7

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4134 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4134
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38568

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X-Force: 36324
SecurityFocus: 25417
Secunia: 26673
OSVDB: 39576 - CVE-2007-4134 - Fedora - Star - Directory Traversal Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018646
Vulnerability Center: 15998 - Star Vulnerability Allows User-Assisted Remote Attacker to Traverse Directories, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/07/2025 19:40
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (79), 07/25/2019 14:17 (5), 07/21/2021 18:09 (4), 06/07/2025 19:40 (16)
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