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Vulnerability_idVCID-88p2-xuah-2ygr
Summary
Links in archive can create arbitrary directories
When unpacking a tarball that contains a symlink the tar crate may create directories outside of the directory it's supposed to unpack into. The function errors when it's trying to create a file, but the folders are already created at this point.
Aliases
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alias CVE-2021-38511
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alias GHSA-62jx-8vmh-4mcw
Fixed_packages
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url pkg:cargo/tar@0.4.36
purl pkg:cargo/tar@0.4.36
is_vulnerable false
affected_by_vulnerabilities
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:cargo/tar@0.4.36
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url pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.37-1?distro=trixie
purl pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.37-1?distro=trixie
is_vulnerable false
affected_by_vulnerabilities
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.37-1%3Fdistro=trixie
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url pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.38-1
purl pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.38-1
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affected_by_vulnerabilities
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vulnerability VCID-ehdy-7aak-r3bt
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vulnerability VCID-qj1y-b8m1-hyfm
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.38-1
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url pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.38-1?distro=trixie
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vulnerability VCID-ehdy-7aak-r3bt
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vulnerability VCID-qj1y-b8m1-hyfm
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.38-1%3Fdistro=trixie
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url pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.43-4?distro=trixie
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affected_by_vulnerabilities
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vulnerability VCID-ehdy-7aak-r3bt
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vulnerability VCID-qj1y-b8m1-hyfm
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.43-4%3Fdistro=trixie
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url pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.45-2?distro=trixie
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Affected_packages
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url pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.26-1
purl pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.26-1
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
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vulnerability VCID-88p2-xuah-2ygr
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vulnerability VCID-ehdy-7aak-r3bt
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vulnerability VCID-qj1y-b8m1-hyfm
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.26-1
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url pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.26-1?distro=trixie
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affected_by_vulnerabilities
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vulnerability VCID-88p2-xuah-2ygr
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vulnerability VCID-ehdy-7aak-r3bt
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vulnerability VCID-qj1y-b8m1-hyfm
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.26-1%3Fdistro=trixie
References
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Weaknesses
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cwe_id 22
name Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
description The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
Exploits
Severity_range_score5.5 - 8.9
Exploitability0.5
Weighted_severity8.0
Risk_score4.0
Resource_urlhttp://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-88p2-xuah-2ygr