VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2007-4134
CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.01%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-08-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')