CVE catalog
CVE-2005-2541
tar: CVE-2005-2541
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.99% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tar | sid | 1.35+dfsg-7 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tar | forky | 1.35+dfsg-6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tar | trixie | 1.35+dfsg-3.1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | tar | bookworm | 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tar | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [328228] |
| Debian | tar | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [328228] |
| Debian | tar | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [328228] |
| Debian | tar | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [328228] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [tar]Affected
Details (2)
1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
- [tar-scripts]Affected
Source package: [tar]
Details (2)
1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [tar]Affected
Details (2)
1.35+dfsg-3.1· amd64 · trixieAffected
dsa · tar · debian · 13
1.35+dfsg-3.1· arm64 · trixieAffected
dsa · tar · debian · 13
- [tar-scripts]Affected
Source package: [tar]
Details (2)
1.35+dfsg-3.1· all · trixieAffected
dsa · tar · debian · 13
1.35+dfsg-3.1· all · trixieAffected
dsa · tar · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2541]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2005/cve-2005-2541.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]