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CVE-2002-1216 Affecting tar package, versions <1.13.25

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.22% (60th percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-TAR-312326
  • published 28 Oct 2002
  • disclosed 28 Oct 2002
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Introduced: 28 Oct 2002

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How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 tar to version 1.13.25 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tar package and not the tar package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.