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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50840
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:066 (tar)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to tar
announced via advisory MDKSA-2002:066.

A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in GNU tar version
1.13.25 and earlier that allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files
during extraction of the archive by using a .. (dot dot) in an
extracted filename.

Affected versions: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0,
Corporate Server 1.0.1,

Single Network Firewall 7.2


Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2002:066
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2001-1267
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-0399

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
5.0

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2001-1267
BugTraq ID: 3024
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3024
Bugtraq: 20010712 SECURITY.NNOV: directory traversal and path globing in multiple archivers (Google Search)
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2002:538
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBTL0209-068
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4514
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-138.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-218.html
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-0399
BugTraq ID: 5834
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834
Bugtraq: 20020928 GNU tar (Re: Allot Netenforcer problems, GNU TAR flaw) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2
Bugtraq: 20070825 rPSA-2007-0172-1 tar (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477731/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20070827 FLEA-2007-0049-1 tar (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477865/100/0/threaded
En Garde Linux Advisory: ESA-20021003-022
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-2400.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
http://secunia.com/advisories/26604
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000928.1-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:005 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:019 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
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