5.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-4420
Apache Libtar Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2014, 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 20, 2014, 11:51 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-4420 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4420 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 Feep libtar
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-2013-4420.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2863
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731860
https://lists.feep.net:8080/pipermail/libtar/2014-February/000403.html

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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Updated: 4 years, 9 months ago
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Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.34 }} 0.00%

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0.66983

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