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CVE-2013-4420 Details

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731860 CVE
https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2014-February/000403.html CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2863 CVE
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731860 [email protected]
https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2014-February/000403.html [email protected]

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
feep libtar
<= 1.2.20
1.2.11
1.2.13
1.2.14
1.2.15

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:feep:libtar:1.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-4420
NVD Published Date:
Feb 20, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-4420 Details - Not Deferred