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TI-2002-01173 Aliases CVE-2002-1216GHSA-29pg-f8vr-x2wh

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite…

Priority LOW 26Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01571 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.13.25VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.13.19VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.13.25 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.13.19 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:218 Released 2003-07-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    : : : Updated unzip and tar packages that fix vulnerabilities are now available
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
  • RHSA-2002:138 Released 2002-10-02 · Red Hat rating Low
    unzip security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • RHSA-2002:096 Released 2002-09-29 · Red Hat rating Low
    : : : Updated unzip and tar packages fix vulnerabilities
    • Red Hat Linux 6.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.0
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2002:138
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2002:096
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2002:096
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2002:096
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2002:096
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2002:096

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1216
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29pg-f8vr-x2wh

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2019-07294 pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-05412 Directory traversal vulnerability in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar 1.14… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-23920 GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2025-28801 Path traversal in GNU Tar CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.1
  • TI-2005-02406 Tar 1.15.1 does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-04334 Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
See all 19 →

Sources

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