Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100698
Category:	General
Title:	Perl Archive::Tar Module Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Summary:	Perl Archive::Tar module is prone to a directory-traversal; vulnerability because it fails to validate user-supplied data.
Description:	Summary: Perl Archive::Tar module is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to validate user-supplied data. Vulnerability Impact: A successful attack can allow the attacker to overwrite files on a computer in the context of the user running the affected application. Successful exploits may aid in further attacks. Affected Software/OS: Versions prior to 1.36 are vulnerable. Note that all applications using Perl Archive::Tar module may be affected. Solution: Updates are available. Please see the references for more information. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-4829 26355 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26355 27539 http://secunia.com/advisories/27539 33116 http://secunia.com/advisories/33116 33314 http://secunia.com/advisories/33314 40410 http://osvdb.org/40410 ADV-2007-3755 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3755 GLSA-200812-10 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-10.xml USN-700-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1 USN-700-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2 http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=29517 http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=30380 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=295021 https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1716 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11658 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11658 perl-archivetar-directory-traversal(38285) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38285
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