# CVE-2007-4134: Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-08-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

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## References

- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-23.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26626
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-414.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478797/100/200/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11098
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0873.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26857
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018646
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26672
- ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/star/alpha/AN-1.5a84
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-August/msg00425.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27544
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27318

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