Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2002· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1216
CVE-2002-1216
Description
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.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
5- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.htmlnvd
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