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CVE-2001-1267

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite...

2.1 LowFix available

CVE-2001-1267 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Gnu Tar, published July 12, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in tar 1.34-2.2.

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).

Exploit likelihood

1.08%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).

Record
CVE-2001-1267
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).

Record
CVE-2001-1267
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1248 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).

Record
EUVD-2001-1248
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p23r-j983-4557 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite...

Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).

Record
GHSA-p23r-j983-4557
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11422-1 No score

tar-1.34-2.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the tar-1.34-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11422-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tar
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.34-2.2
1.34-2.2

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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