Unscored severity · published Oct 10, 2002
CVE-2002-0399
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 through 1.13.25, and possibly later versions, allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a…
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CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 through 1.13.25, and possibly later versions, allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a (1) "/.." or (2) "./.." string, which removes the leading slash but leaves the "..", a variant of CVE-2001-1267.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TA
Tar · Gnu
1.13.25 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0399
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0399
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
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