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CVE-2005-1918
Published: Feb 21, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9946
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
5834
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
SUSE-SR:2006:005
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
1015655
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
18988
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
19130
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2006:0195
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
20397
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FLSA:183571-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589
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19183
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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