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CVE-2007-4829

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user...

6.8 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.29%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2007-4829
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

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.

Record
CVE-2007-4829
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4810 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2007-4810
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwhc-g7xj-h37q No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user...

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.

Record
GHSA-rwhc-g7xj-h37q
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2007-4829
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-4829 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4829
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
perl
Debian:12
 before 5.10.0-19
5.10.0-19
perl
Debian:13
 before 5.10.0-19
5.10.0-19
perl
Debian:14
 before 5.10.0-19
5.10.0-19
perl-Archive-Tar
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:1.39.1-1.el4_8.1
0:1.39.1-1.el4_8.1
perl-Archive-Tar
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:1.39.1-1.el4_8.1
0:1.39.1-1.el4_8.1
perl-Archive-Tar
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:1.39.1-1.el4_8.1
0:1.39.1-1.el4_8.1
perl-Archive-Tar
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:1.39.1-1.el4_8.1
0:1.39.1-1.el4_8.1
perl-Archive-Tar
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 1:1.39.1-1.el5_5.1
1:1.39.1-1.el5_5.1
perl-Archive-Tar
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 1:1.39.1-1.el5_5.1
1:1.39.1-1.el5_5.1

History

History
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In short

CVE-2007-4829 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Archive\ \, published November 2, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.29%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in perl 5.10.0-19.

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