CVE-2002-1216

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary...

5.0 MediumFix available

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.

Exploit likelihood

1.57%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2002-1216
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2002-1216
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2002-1200 No score

Record: EUVD-2002-1200
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-29pg-f8vr-x2wh No score

GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary...

Record: GHSA-29pg-f8vr-x2wh
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2002-1216
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2002-1216 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1216
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu tar

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`tar` Debian:12	before 1.13.25	1.13.25
`tar` Debian:13	before 1.13.25	1.13.25
`tar` Debian:14	before 1.13.25	1.13.25

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2002-1216 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnu Tar, published October 21, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in tar 1.13.25.