Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880608
Category:	CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:	CentOS Update for perl-Archive-Tar CESA-2010:0505 centos5 i386
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-Archive-Tar'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-Archive-Tar' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The Archive::Tar module provides a mechanism for Perl scripts to manipulate tar archive files. Multiple directory traversal flaws were discovered in the Archive::Tar module. A specially-crafted tar file could cause a Perl script, using the Archive::Tar module to extract the archive, to overwrite an arbitrary file writable by the user running the script. (CVE-2007-4829) This package upgrades the Archive::Tar module to version 1.39_01. Refer to the Archive::Tar module's changes file, linked to in the References, for a full list of changes. Users of perl-Archive-Tar are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which corrects these issues. All applications using the Archive::Tar module must be restarted for this update to take effect. Affected Software/OS: perl-Archive-Tar on CentOS 5 Solution: Please install the updated packages. 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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