security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.08%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:138
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:096
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:096
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:218
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:096
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:096
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:096
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:138 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:096 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:096 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:218 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:096 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:096 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:096 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.08% (0.01078) | 63.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.07% (0.01069) | 60.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00101) | 25.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.13.25.tar.gz x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4514 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-138.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-218.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3024 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1267 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616656 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1267
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1267
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.