Vulnerability CVE-2002-1216
Published: 2002-10-28   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
GNU -> TAR 

 References:
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html
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