CVE catalog

CVE-2007-4131

tar: CVE-2007-4131

[CVE catalog]

Severity
High
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.74% · Oct 25, 2026

Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiantarsid1.35+dfsg-7fixed
Debiantarforky1.35+dfsg-6fixed
Debiantartrixie1.35+dfsg-3.1fixed
Debiantarbookworm1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiantarsourcesid1.18-2mediumNot reported[439335]
Debiantarsourceforky1.18-2mediumNot reported[439335]
Debiantarsourcetrixie1.18-2mediumNot reported[439335]
Debiantarsourcebookworm1.18-2mediumNot reported[439335]

[Debian bug #439335]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [tar]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.18-2

      dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12

    • 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.18-2

      dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12

  • [tar-scripts]Fixed

    Source package: [tar]

    Details (2)

    • 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.18-2

      dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12

    • 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.18-2

      dsa · tar · debian · bookworm; dsa · tar · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [tar]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.35+dfsg-3.1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.18-2

      dsa · tar · debian · 13

    • 1.35+dfsg-3.1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.18-2

      dsa · tar · debian · 13

  • [tar-scripts]Fixed

    Source package: [tar]

    Details (2)

    • 1.35+dfsg-3.1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.18-2

      dsa · tar · debian · 13

    • 1.35+dfsg-3.1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.18-2

      dsa · tar · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]