Description
A vulnerability was found in tar-fs before 1.16.2. An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content.
Published: 2019-04-30
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0483 A vulnerability was found in tar-fs before 1.16.2. An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x2mc-8fgj-3wmr Improper Input Validation in tar-fs
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Tar-fs Project Tar-fs
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:12:26.890Z

Reserved: 2019-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-20835

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Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-30T19:29:03.437

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:02:16.407

Link: CVE-2018-20835

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