CVE-2001-1267

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-07-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).

Affected products

GNU Tar: through 1.13.19

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4514
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-138.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-218.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3024

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