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CVE-2002-1216

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
28/10/2002
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.13.25 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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