10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2005-2541
Tar Setuid/Setgid File Extraction Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Tar 1.15.1 does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which may allow local users or remote attackers to gain privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 10, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2541 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 Gnu tar
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2005-2541 vulnerability.
There is no known solution at this time.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2005-2541 has a 22 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2541 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-2005-2541 weaknesses.

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).

None

Dockerfile Python HTML

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 28, 2025, 8:46 a.m. This repo has been linked 81 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 31, 2025, 7:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 41 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Java HTML

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 20, 2025, 10:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 45 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile JavaScript TypeScript

Updated: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 27, 2025, 3:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 36 different CVEs too.

Задание по DevSecOps второе задание

Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 5, 2024, 8:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 92 different CVEs too.

None

Dockerfile Roff Java

Updated: 10 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 7, 2024, 8:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 127 different CVEs too.

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Dockerfile Python

Updated: 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 5, 2024, 4:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 68 different CVEs too.

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HCL

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 30, 2024, 7:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 54 different CVEs too.

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C# Dockerfile HTML JavaScript CSS

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 22, 2024, 6:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 383 different CVEs too.

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Rust Makefile Dockerfile

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 12, 2023, 12:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.

None

TypeScript

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 10, 2023, 12:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.

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Python Dockerfile Makefile CSS HTML

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
22 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2023, 2:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

None

TypeScript

Updated: 2 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 6, 2022, 12:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 43 different CVEs too.

Map Vulnerabilities into Different Layers of the Container Image

Python

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1277 different CVEs too.

Demo showing how to use the vulnerability module

Ruby Puppet PowerShell Shell

Updated: 3 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 12, 2022, 5:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2541 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2541 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112327628230258&w=2
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c@%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c@%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112327628230258&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112327628230258&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 10, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

3.25 }} -0.49%

score

0.86608

percentile