CVE-2005-1918

CVSS V2 Low 2.6 CVSS V3 None
Description
The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2005-1918
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2005-12-31T05:00:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-19T15:32:02
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-22 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation_ia64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_servers:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.6
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 4.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834 Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18988 Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/20397 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1918
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1918
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:05:25 Added to TrackCVE