CVE-2007-4131

Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.8)—
Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.
CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Puntuación base: 6.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.74%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 86
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

GNU — TAR
CWE

NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias

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