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CVE-2007-4829

Published: Nov 2, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 10.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

archive\
oss-project
\On-prem
OSS Libraries / generic-library
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33116
secunia.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11658
oval.cisecurity.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38285
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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