CVE-2005-1918 json
The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect…
published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1920
- cvss
- 2.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".
Patch / fix
- tar Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.14-2.2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1918
- tar RHEL 3 1.13.25-14.RHEL3
red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0195
- tar openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.34-2.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11422-1
- securityfocus.com/bid/5834 patch
- securitytracker.com/id?1015655 patch
- redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/18988 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19183 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2005-1918 updated
tar archive path traversal issue
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Red Hat Desktop version 3 tar 1.13.25-14.RHEL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 tar 1.13.25-14.RHEL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 tar 1.13.25-14.RHEL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 tar 1.13.25-14.RHEL3fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0195
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Exploit prediction
2.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html
vendor-advisory, patch
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securityfocus.com
/bid/5834
vdb-entry, patch
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securitytracker.com
/id?1015655
vdb-entry, patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/18988
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/19183
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/19130
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/20397
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946
vdb-entry, signature
- support.avaya.com /elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm
- bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-1918
- NVD CVE-2005-1918
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