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Gentoo: 202312-01 Security: Archive::Tar Path Manipulation Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey December 10, 2008
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Warning: Directory exploitation identified in Archive::Tar on Gentoo Linux. Prompt update is recommended to reduce vulnerabilities.
A directory traversal vulnerability has been discovered in Archive::Tar.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200812-10 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Archive::Tar: Directory traversal vulnerability Date: December 10, 2008 Bugs: #192989 ID: 200812-10

Synopsis ======= A directory traversal vulnerability has been discovered in Archive::Tar.
Background ========= Archive::Tar is a Perl module for creation and manipulation of tar files.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 perl-core/Archive-Tar < 1.40 >= 1.40
========== Jonathan Smith of rPath reported that Archive::Tar does not check for ".." in file names.
Impact ===== A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to extract a specially ...

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