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CVE-2007-4134 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via…

published 2007-08-30 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4118

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

Patch / fix

  • star RHEL 3 1.5a08-5
  • star RHEL 4 1.5a25-8
  • star RHEL 5 1.5a75-2

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0873

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-2007-4134 updated

star directory traversal vulnerability

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 star 1.5a08-5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) star 1.5a75-2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 star 1.5a08-5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 star 1.5a25-8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) star 1.5a75-2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 star 1.5a25-8
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 star 1.5a08-5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 star 1.5a25-8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 star 1.5a08-5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 star 1.5a25-8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0873

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Exploit prediction

3.01% 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 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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