Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4829 (CCN-38285)

Assigned:2007-08-24
Published:2007-08-24
Updated:2018-08-08
Summary:Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has ".." sequences.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
4.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.1 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.6 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-22
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-4829

Source: OSVDB
Type: Broken Link
40410

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2010-0505
Moderate: perl-Archive-Tar security update

Source: CCN
Type: CPAN Bug #30380
directory traversal vulnerability in Archive-Tar

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=29517

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=30380

Source: CCN
Type: CPAN Web site
Archive::Tar - module for manipulations of tar archives

Source: CCN
Type: SA27539
Perl Archive::Tar Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
27539

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
33116

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
33314

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200812-10
Archive::Tar: Directory traversal vulnerability

Source: GENTOO
Type: Third Party Advisory
GLSA-200812-10

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 40410
Perl Archive::Tar Module TAR Archive Traversal Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
26355

Source: CCN
Type: BID-26355
Perl Archive::Tar Module Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: USN-700-1
Perl vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-700-1

Source: CCN
Type: USN-700-2
Perl regression

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-700-2

Source: VUPEN
Type: Permissions Required
ADV-2007-3755

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=295021

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
perl-archivetar-directory-traversal(38285)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
perl-archivetar-directory-traversal(38285)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Broken Link
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1716

Source: OVAL
Type: Third Party Advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11658

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:archive::tar_project:archive::tar:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* (Version <= 1.36)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21014
    P
    		USN-700-1 -- libarchive-tar-perl, perl vulnerabilities
    2014-07-07
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13257
    P
    		USN-700-2 -- perl regression
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23048
    P
    		ELSA-2010:0505: perl-Archive-Tar security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22332
    P
    		RHSA-2010:0505: perl-Archive-Tar security update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11658
    V
    		Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has ".." sequences.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20100505
    P
    		RHSA-2010:0505: perl-Archive-Tar security update (Moderate)
    2010-07-01
    BACK
    archive::tar_project archive::tar *
    canonical ubuntu linux 6.06
    canonical ubuntu linux 7.10
    canonical ubuntu linux 8.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 8.10