CVE-2005-2541
Published Aug 10, 2005
Last updated a year ago
Overview
- Description
- Tar 1.15.1 does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which may allow local users or remote attackers to gain privileges.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 10
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Vendor comments
- Red HatThis is the documented and expected behaviour of tar.
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "B8B4A20D-AAD0-4857-AC0F-D221EBB08BFD"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]