CVE-2007-4134

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote...

6.8 MediumFix available

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.

Exploit likelihood

3.01%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2007-4134
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-4134
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-4118 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-4118
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vh55-9p6r-h46f No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote...

Record: GHSA-vh55-9p6r-h46f
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

redhat fedora

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`star` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:1.5a08-5	0:1.5a08-5
`star-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:1.5a08-5	0:1.5a08-5
`star` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:1.5a08-5	0:1.5a08-5
`star-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:1.5a08-5	0:1.5a08-5
`star` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:1.5a08-5	0:1.5a08-5
`star-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:1.5a08-5	0:1.5a08-5
`star` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:1.5a08-5	0:1.5a08-5
`star-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:1.5a08-5	0:1.5a08-5
`star` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:1.5a25-8	0:1.5a25-8
`star-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:1.5a25-8	0:1.5a25-8

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`star` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:1.5a25-8	0:1.5a25-8
`star-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:1.5a25-8	0:1.5a25-8
`star` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:1.5a25-8	0:1.5a25-8
`star-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:1.5a25-8	0:1.5a25-8
`star` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:1.5a25-8	0:1.5a25-8
`star-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:1.5a25-8	0:1.5a25-8
`star` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:1.5a75-2	0:1.5a75-2
`star-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 0:1.5a75-2	0:1.5a75-2
`star` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:1.5a75-2	0:1.5a75-2
`star-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 0:1.5a75-2	0:1.5a75-2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-4134 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Redhat Fedora, published August 30, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.01%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in star 0:1.5a08-5.

References

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