# CVE-2007-4829: Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-11-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/33116
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11658
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38285
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=29517
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3755
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26355
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1
- http://osvdb.org/40410
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27539
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33314
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=295021
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-10.xml
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=30380

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