security flaw
Published Oct 1, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.59%
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.
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:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03589) | 89.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.59% (0.03589) | 87.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.20% (0.01203) | 77.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.94% (0.09936) | 94.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.15% (0.11155) | 95.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 8.20% (0.08198) | 94.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 5.96% (0.05960) | 92.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00570) | 74.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 71.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (22)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19130 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26604 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26673 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26987 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000928.1-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2400.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDE
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0399 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616773 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1631 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0399
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0399
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.