CVE-2013-4420

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.

🔗 References (6)

• secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2863
• secalert@redhathttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731860
• secalert@redhathttps://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2014-February/000403.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2863
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731860
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2014-February/000403.html