Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2541 (CCN-24253)

Assigned:2005-08-04
Published:2005-08-04
Updated:2021-06-18
Summary:Tar 1.15.1 does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which may allow local users or remote attackers to gain privileges.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2541

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050804 tar preserves setuid bit

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 2005-08-04 23:52:50
tar preserves setuid bit

Source: CCN
Type: Tar - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
Introduction to Tar

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 18704
GNU tar Extracted File Permission Warning Weakness

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
tar-setuid-owner-permissions(24253)

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[guacamole-issues] 20210618 [jira] [Created] (GUACAMOLE-1368) Latest docker image fails security scans.

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.13.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.13.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.13.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.13.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.13.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.13.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.14.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:tar:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    gnu tar 1.15.1
    gnu tar 1.15.1
    gnu tar 1.13
    gnu tar 1.13.11
    gnu tar 1.13.14
    gnu tar 1.13.16
    gnu tar 1.13.17
    gnu tar 1.13.18
    gnu tar 1.13.19
    gnu tar 1.13.25
    gnu tar 1.13.5
    gnu tar 1.14
    gnu tar 1.14.1
    gnu tar 1.14.90
    gnu tar 1.15