CVE-2007-4134

Published: Aug 30, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

Affected (1)

Products: Redhat: Fedora

Redhat

1 product

Fedora

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Fedora	Version 7

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (34)

ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/star/alpha/AN-1.5a84 (unsafe URL)

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/26626

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/26672

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/26673

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/26857

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27318

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27544

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securitytracker.com/id?1018646

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-414.htm

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-23.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-August/msg00425.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0873.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478797/100/200/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11098

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/star/alpha/AN-1.5a84 (unsafe URL)