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CVE-2002-1216

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2002-10-28 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Gnu Tar

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References