security flaw
Published Oct 21, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.57%
Description
GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01571) | 74.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01571) | 72.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00751) | 71.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 60.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 59.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 57.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00241) | 60.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1216 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616858 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1216
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1216
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1216 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616858 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1216 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1216 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.