Archive Tar
CVE-2021-32610
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
In Archive_Tar before 1.4.14, symlinks can refer to targets outside of the extracted archive, a different vulnerability than CVE-2020-36193.
AnalysisAI
In Archive_Tar before 1.4.14, symlinks can refer to targets outside of the extracted archive, a different vulnerability than CVE-2020-36193. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. In Archive_Tar before 1.4.14, symlinks can refer to targets outside of the extracted archive, a different vulnerability than CVE-2020-36193. Affected products include: Php Archive Tar, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: before 1.4.14.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
More in Archive Tar
View allArchive_Tar through 1.4.10 has :// filename sanitization only to address phar attacks, and thus any other stream-wrapper
Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 allows an unserialization attack because phar: is blocked but PHAR: is not blocked. Rated hig
Same weakness CWE-59 – Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
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