CVE-2007-4829

Publication date 2 November 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libarchive-tar-perl 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.36-1ubuntu0.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1.31-1ubuntu0.1
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.26-2ubuntu0.1
perl 8.10 intrepid
Fixed 5.10.0-11.1ubuntu2.2
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

kees

module 1.38 still doesn't fully fix the issue, but 1.39_01 does.

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-700-1
    • Perl vulnerabilities
    • 24 December 2008

Other references