tar archive path traversal issue
Published Feb 21, 2006
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.93%
Description
The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 2.1
- 2.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0195
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0195 |
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:H/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02930) | 86.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02862) | 84.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.99% (0.01989) | 81.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.91% (0.04905) | 82.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.71% (0.01707) | 81.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 45.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.42th | 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) |
References (17)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18988 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19130 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20397 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1918 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=140589 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1918
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1918
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.