Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has ".." sequences.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4829 is rated Moderate Risk (61/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.32%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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 | 2.01% | 4.32% | +2.31% |
| 2 | 2026-06-13 | 2.19% | 2.01% | -0.18% |
| 3 | 2026-01-17 | — | 2.19% | — |
Full EPSS history (21 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2007-4829 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (perl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4829 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2007-4829: 1 GLSA(s) (200812-10), 1 atom(s) (perl-core/Archive-Tar); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-4829 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4829 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2007-4829 low priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libarchive-tar-perl, perl), 13 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): not-affected 4, released 4, ignored 2, needs-triage 2, DNE 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-4829 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| archive::tar_project | archive::tar | <= 1.36 | cpe:2.3:a:archive\:\:tar_project:archive\:\:tar:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.06 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 7.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 8.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 8.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |