VDB
CVE-2013-4420
CVE-2013-4420
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 3.40% · 88.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.40%
88.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libtar | 0 |
Timeline
- Feb 20, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4420 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2013-October/000362.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4420 third-party-advisory