Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | star | 1.5a75-2 | RHSA-2007:0873 |
| RHEL 4 | star | 1.5a25-8 | RHSA-2007:0873 |
| RHEL 3 | star | 1.5a08-5 | RHSA-2007:0873 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2007:0873 Red Hat Security Advisory: star security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- GLSA-200710-23 vendor-advisory
- 26626 third-party-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-414.htm
- 26673 third-party-advisory
- 20070907 FLEA-2007-0051-1 star mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11098 vdb-entry signature
- RHSA-2007:0873 vendor-advisory
- 26857 third-party-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690
- 1018646 vdb-entry
- 26672 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2007-1852 vendor-advisory
- 27544 third-party-advisory
- 27318 third-party-advisory