CVE - CVE-2002-1216

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-1216	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.
References
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BUGTRAQ:20020928 GNU tar (Re: Allot Netenforcer problems, GNU TAR flaw) URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2 MANDRIVA:MDKSA-2006:219 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219~~ (Obsolete source) OPENPKG:OpenPKG-SA-2006.038 URL:http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html REDHAT:RHSA-2002:096 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html XF:archive-extraction-directory-traversal(10224) URL:~~http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine)
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20021015	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Modified (20061211)
Votes (Legacy)
ACCEPT(4) Armstrong, Cole, Cox, Green
Comments (Legacy)
CHANGE> [Cox changed vote from REVIEWING to ACCEPT]
Proposed (Legacy)
20030317
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