CVE-2005-1918 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar, specifically within Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1, stemming from an incorrect patch for an earlier vulnerability. This flaw allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files using specially crafted tar archives, likely leveraging "../" sequences. With a CVSS score of 2.6, it is considered low severity, requiring user interaction (AC:H) for a partial impact on integrity (I:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.13.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.13.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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