CVE-2005-2541 describes a critical vulnerability in GNU Tar version 1.15.1 where the utility fails to adequately warn users when extracting files with setuid or setgid permissions. This oversight could enable local users or remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, the potential impact is severe. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.