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 "/".
Published: 2006-02-21
Score: 2.6 Low
EPSS: 2.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-1920 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 "/".
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01989}

epss

{'score': 0.02059}


Subscriptions

Gnu Tar
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Linux Advanced Workstation
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:06:57.773Z

Reserved: 2005-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1918

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-1918

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2003-07-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-1918 - Bugzilla

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