Perl Archive::Tar module directory traversal
| perl-archivetar-directory-traversal (38285) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Perl Archive::Tar module could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. By persuading a victim to extract a specially-crafted TAR archive containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) or an absolute path within a file name, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system with the privileges of the victim.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system. See References.
References:
- CPAN Bug #30380: directory traversal vulnerability in Archive-Tar.
- CPAN Web site: Archive::Tar - module for manipulations of tar archives.
- BID-26355: Perl Archive::Tar Module Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4829: Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has .. sequences.
- GLSA-200812-10: Archive::Tar: Directory traversal vulnerability
- RHSA-2010-0505: Moderate: perl-Archive-Tar security update
- SA27539: Perl Archive::Tar Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- USN-700-1: Perl vulnerabilities
- USN-700-2: Perl regression
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3755: Archive::Tar Module for Perl Archive Handling Directory Traversal Issue
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.10
- Gentoo Linux
- os Boumans Archive::Tar 1.36 and prior
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.8.z AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
Reported:
Nov 03, 2007
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