debian · CVE-2013-4420

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:15:04 GMT

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CVE-2013-4420 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libtar), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2.

Description:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.

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