GHSA-f3xw-vgc7-f7h8 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: composer — PEAR::Archive_Tar Directory Traversal vulnerability
Directory traversal vulnerability in PEAR::Archive_Tar 1.2, and other versions before 1.3.2, allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via certain crafted pathnames in a TAR archive.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0931 is rated Moderate Risk (49.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.36%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.43% | 2.36% | +0.93% |
| 2 | 2025-08-02 | 0.84% | 1.43% | +0.59% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.84% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-f3xw-vgc7-f7h8 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: composer — PEAR::Archive_Tar Directory Traversal vulnerability
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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negligible | CVE-2006-0931 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (php5), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): ignored 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-0931 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| pear | pear_archive_tar | <= 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:pear:pear_archive_tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| pear | pear_archive_tar | <= 1.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:pear:pear_archive_tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| pear | pear_archive_tar | <= 1.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:pear:pear_archive_tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |