minitar/archive-tar-minitar TAR Archive path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in minitar and archive-tar-minitar. The affected element is an unknown function of the component TAR Archive Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-10173. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in minitar and archive-tar-minitar (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component TAR Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the minitar before 0.6 and archive-tar-minitar 0.5.2 gems for Ruby allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a TAR archive entry.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/01/2017 as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-10173 since 01/29/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96883 (Debian DLA-808-1 : ruby-archive-tar-minitar security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169745 (OpenSuSE Security Update for rubygem-minitar (openSUSE-SU-2017:0429-1)).

Upgrading 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 Tenable (96883) and SecurityFocus (BID 95874†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 96883
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-808-1 : ruby-archive-tar-minitar security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703778
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3778-1 (ruby-archive-tar-minitar - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: e25205ecbb6277ae8a3df1e6a306d7ed4458b6e4
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-10173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96377

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SecurityFocus: 95874 - RubyGems minitar and archive-tar-minitar CVE-2016-10173 Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10173 - minitar - Directory Traversal Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:49
Updated: 10/24/2024 09:54
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:49 (68), 08/11/2020 18:19 (7), 11/11/2022 10:27 (4), 10/24/2024 09:54 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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