6.8 - CVE-2007-4131

Executive Summary

Informations
Name	CVE-2007-4131	First vendor Publication	2007-08-24
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2024-11-21

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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score	6.8	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	6.4	Attack Complexity	Medium
Cvss Expoit Score	8.6	Authentication	None Required
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Detail

Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4131

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10420

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10420
Title:	Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.
Description:	Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2007-4131	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4 RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AND CentOS Linux 4.x AND Oracle Linux 4.x AND tar is earlier than 0:1.14-12.5.1.RHEL4 OR OS Section: RHEL5, CentOS5, Oracle Linux 5 RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND CentOS Linux 5.x AND Oracle Linux 5.x AND tar is earlier than 2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17510

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17510
Title:	USN-506-1 -- tar vulnerability
Description:	Dmitry V. Levin discovered that tar did not correctly detect the ".." file path element when unpacking archives.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	USN-506-1 CVE-2007-4131	Version:	7
Platform(s):	Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 6.10 Ubuntu 7.04	Product(s):	tar
Definition Synopsis:
Release section Ubuntu 6.06 is installed AND tar DPKG is earlier than 1.15.1-2ubuntu2.2 AND Release section Ubuntu 6.10 is installed AND tar DPKG is earlier than 1.15.91-2ubuntu0.4 AND Release section Ubuntu 7.04 is installed AND tar DPKG is earlier than 1.16-2ubuntu0.1

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22513

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22513
Title:	ELSA-2007:0860: tar security update (Moderate)
Description:	Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	ELSA-2007:0860-02 CVE-2007-4131	Version:	6
Platform(s):	Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):	tar
Definition Synopsis:
Oracle Linux 5.x AND tar is earlier than 2:1.15.1-23.0.1.el5

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7779

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7779
Title:	Security Vulnerabilities in GNU tar (see gtar(1)) May Lead to Files Being Overwritten, Execution of Arbitrary Code, or a Denial of Service (DoS)
Description:	Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2007-4131	Version:	2
Platform(s):	Sun Solaris 9 Sun Solaris 10	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Solaris 9 (SPARC) meets Sun Alert 273551 Solaris 9 (SPARC) is installed AND NOT Patch 118191-04 or later installed OR Solaris 10 (SPARC) meets Sun Alert 273551 Solaris 10 (SPARC) is installed AND NOT Patch 139099-03 or later installed OR Solaris 9 (x86) meets Sun Alert 273551 Solaris 9 (x86) is installed AND NOT Patch 118192-04 or later installed OR Solaris 10 (x86) meets Sun Alert 273551 Solaris 10 (x86) is installed AND NOT Patch 139100-03 or later installed

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Gnu Tar cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.91:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.90:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14.90:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.25:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.19:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13:::::::*	16

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2010-05-12	Name : Mac OS X Security Update 2007-009 File : nvt/macosx_secupd_2007-009.nasl
2009-10-13	Name : SLES10: Security update for star File : nvt/sles10_star.nasl
2009-10-10	Name : SLES9: Security update for tar File : nvt/sles9p5012056.nasl
2009-04-09	Name : Mandriva Update for tar MDKSA-2007:173 (tar) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDKSA_2007_173.nasl
2009-03-23	Name : Ubuntu Update for tar vulnerability USN-506-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_506_1.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : Fedora Update for tar FEDORA-2007-1890 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_1890_tar_fc7.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : Fedora Update for tar FEDORA-2007-2673 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_2673_tar_fc7.nasl
2009-02-27	Name : Fedora Update for tar FEDORA-2007-683 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2007_683_tar_fc6.nasl
2008-09-24	Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200709-09 (tar) File : nvt/glsa_200709_09.nasl
2008-09-04	Name : FreeBSD Ports: gtar File : nvt/freebsd_gtar1.nasl
2008-09-04	Name : FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-07:10.gtar.asc) File : nvt/freebsdsa_gtar1.nasl
2008-01-17	Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1438-1 (tar) File : nvt/deb_1438_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
38183	GNU tar src/names.c contains_dot_dot Function Traversal Arbitrary File Overwrite

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2013-07-12	Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0860.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01	Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update. File : sl_20070823_tar_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24	Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_11723.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-12-31	Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1438.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-12-18	Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues. File : macosx_SecUpd2007-009.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-12-13	Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_star-4174.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-12-13	Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_tar-4125.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-10	Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-506-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-06	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-2673.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-11-06	Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-1890.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-10-17	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_star-4173.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-10-17	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_tar-4124.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-09-24	Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200709-09.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-09-05	Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2007-683.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-09-05	Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2007-173.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-09-03	Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_d944719e42f4486489edf045b541919f.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-08-28	Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update. File : redhat-RHSA-2007-0860.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2007-08-28	Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2007-0860.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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2024-11-28 23:16:27	Multiple Updates
2024-11-28 12:13:06	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:20:13	Multiple Updates
2018-10-16 00:19:11	Multiple Updates
2017-09-29 09:23:10	Multiple Updates
2016-06-28 23:56:25	Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 16:26:39	Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 10:41:11	Multiple Updates
2013-05-11 10:33:22	Multiple Updates

Global Informations

Type	Count
Oval ID(s)	4
CPE ID(s)	16
Sources(s)	38
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	12
Nessus® Exploit(s)	18

	Related
10	TA07-352A
7.5	SUN-273551
7.5	DSA-1438
6.8	USN-506-1
6.8	RHSA-2007:0860
6.8	MDKSA-2007:173
6.8	GLSA-200709-09
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6.8 - CVE-2007-4131

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

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