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CVE-2005-1918

CVE-2005-1918 PUBLISHED CVSS 2.5999999046325684 LOW

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 "/".

EPSS 2.06% · 84.2th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
2.5999999046325684
EPSS Score
2.06%
84.2th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
redhatenterprise_linux3.0, 2.1, 2.1
n/an/a*
redhatlinux_advanced_workstation2.1, 2.1
gnutar1.13.25
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop3.0

Exploit Intelligence

…and 3 more exploits

Timeline

  • Dec 31, 2005 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
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