CVE-2005-1918
tar archive path traversal issue
Severity Score
2.6
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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 "/".
*Credits:
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Timeline
- 2005-06-08 CVE Reserved
- 2005-12-31 CVE Published
- 2023-07-17 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
References (15)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18988 | 2018-10-19 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19183 | 2018-10-19 | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655 | 2018-10-19 | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html | 2018-10-19 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834 | 2018-10-19 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc | 2018-10-19 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19130 | 2018-10-19 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20397 | 2018-10-19 | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html | 2018-10-19 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded | 2018-10-19 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1918 | 2006-02-21 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=140589 | 2006-02-21 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Tar Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Tar" | 1.13.25 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Tar" and version "1.13.25" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "2.1" | advanced_server |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "2.1" | advanced_server_ia64 |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "2.1" | enterprise_server |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "2.1" | enterprise_server_ia64 |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "2.1" | workstation |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "2.1" | workstation_ia64 |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "3.0" | advanced_servers |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "3.0" | enterprise_server |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "3.0" | workstation |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "3.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Linux Advanced Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux Advanced Workstation" | 2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux Advanced Workstation" and version "2.1" | ia64 |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Linux Advanced Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux Advanced Workstation" | 2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux Advanced Workstation" and version "2.1" | itanium |
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