2.6
LOW
CVE-2005-1918
Red Hat GNU tar Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

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 "/".

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2018, 3:32 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-1918 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
3 Redhat linux_advanced_workstation
1 Gnu tar
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 4
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-1918.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/18988 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20397 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015655 Patch
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-110.htm
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5834 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=140589
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-1918 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-1918 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430297/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9946 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9946 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-1918 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-1918 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} -0.00%

score

0.42910

percentile

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