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CVE-2007-4131

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2007-08-25 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

Affected Platforms

Gnu TarRpath Rpath LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References