Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1918
CVE-2005-1918
Description
The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_servers:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
13- secunia.com/advisories/18988nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19183nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/19130nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/20397nvdVendor Advisory
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.ascnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htmnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threadednvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946nvd
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