VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2013-4420
CVSS score5.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-02-20
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')