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CVE-2002-1216

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 th…

Impact

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

VendorProductAffected versions
GnuTar
through 1.13.25
Version 1.13.19

References