CVE-2005-1918
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1918
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2005-1918.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2005-1918
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:06:01.597424Z
- Published
- 2005-12-31T05:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:06:01.597424Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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 "/".
- References
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- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18988
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20397
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946