CVE-2021-38511 – tar

Package

Manager: cargo
Name: tar
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <0.4.36

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.0034 pctl0.56054

Details

Links in archive can create arbitrary directories When unpacking a tarball that contains a symlink the tar crate may create directories outside of the directory it's supposed to unpack into. The function errors when it's trying to create a file, but the folders are already created at this point.

Metadata

Created: 2021-08-25T20:58:23Z
Modified: 2023-06-13T22:04:07Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/08/GHSA-62jx-8vmh-4mcw/GHSA-62jx-8vmh-4mcw.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-22"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-62jx-8vmh-4mcw
Finding: F063
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