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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in CPAN Archive Tar Perl Module up to 1.36. Affected by this issue is the function archive::tar. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-4829. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CPAN Archive Tar Perl Module up to 1.36 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function archive::tar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has ".." sequences.

The bug was discovered 11/03/2007. The weakness was published 09/21/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at issues.rpath.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4829 since 09/12/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68057 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : perl-Archive-Tar (ELSA-2010-0505)), 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 155636 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Perl-Archive-Tar (ELSA-2010-0505)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38285), Tenable (68057), SecurityFocus (BID 26355†), OSVDB (40410†) and Secunia (SA33116†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Programming Language Software

Vendor

• CPAN

Name

• Archive Tar Perl Module

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 68057
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : perl-Archive-Tar (ELSA-2010-0505)
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OpenVAS ID: 63089
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2008-11736 (perl)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/11/2007 🔍
09/11/2007 +0 days 🔍
09/12/2007 +1 days 🔍
09/21/2007 +8 days 🔍
11/02/2007 +42 days 🔍
11/03/2007 +1 days 🔍
11/06/2007 +3 days 🔍
12/11/2008 +400 days 🔍
12/16/2008 +5 days 🔍
07/02/2010 +563 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1106 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +612 days 🔍
06/05/2025 +3734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: issues.rpath.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2007-4829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39535

OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 38285
SecurityFocus: 26355 - Perl Archive::Tar Module Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 33116 - Gentoo update for Archive-Tar, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40410 - Perl Archive::Tar Module TAR Archive Traversal Arbitrary File Overwrite
Vulnerability Center: 20238 - Perl 5.8.8 with Archive::Tar Directory Traversal Remote Attackers to Overwrite Arbitrary Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3755

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/05/2025 17:14
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (82), 08/22/2019 11:03 (3), 06/05/2025 17:14 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:FCA:103

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