Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | tar vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3132-1 | First vendor Publication | 2016-11-21 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2016-11-21 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: tar could be made to overwrite files. Software Description: - tar: GNU version of the tar archiving utility Details: Harry Sintonen discovered that tar incorrectly handled extracting files when path names are specified on the command line. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted archive, an attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary files. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3132-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-22 | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | Name : The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : PhotonOS_PHSA-2017-0015.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-12-06 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1401.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-25 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2895-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-25 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2896-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-23 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201611-19.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-23 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1341.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-22 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3132-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-02 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3702.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-01 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-690.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2017-01-07 09:27:38 |
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| 2016-11-23 13:25:43 |
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| 2016-11-21 21:19:31 |
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