UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4420

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4420
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4420.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4420
Related
Published
2014-02-20T16:55:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:04Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tarextractglob and (2) tarextractall functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libtar

Package

Name
libtar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libtar@1.2.20-4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.20-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.20-4",
            "binary_name": "libtar-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.20-4",
            "binary_name": "libtar0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.20-4",
            "binary_name": "libtar0-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}