Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1267
CVE-2001-1267
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).
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References
11- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- alpha.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.13.25.tar.gznvd
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4514nvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-138.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-218.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3024nvd
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