CVE-2002-0399

N/A Unknown
Published: October 10, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 through 1.13.25, and possibly later versions, allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a (1) "/.." or (2) "./.." string, which removes the leading slash but leaves the "..", a variant of CVE-2001-1267.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000928.1-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2400.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000928.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2400.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.2%
79th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu