Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities in libtar 1.2.20 and Earlier

CVE-2013-4420 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.

Learn more about our Web Application Penetration Testing UK.