CVE-2007-4134
Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote...
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.
- Severity
- 6.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.01%EPSS, 87th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
0:1.5a08-5star +19 more
Description
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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
starRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | before 0:1.5a08-5 | 0:1.5a08-5 |
star-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | before 0:1.5a08-5 | 0:1.5a08-5 |
starRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | before 0:1.5a08-5 | 0:1.5a08-5 |
star-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | before 0:1.5a08-5 | 0:1.5a08-5 |
starRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | before 0:1.5a08-5 | 0:1.5a08-5 |
star-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | before 0:1.5a08-5 | 0:1.5a08-5 |
starRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | before 0:1.5a08-5 | 0:1.5a08-5 |
star-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | before 0:1.5a08-5 | 0:1.5a08-5 |
starRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | before 0:1.5a25-8 | 0:1.5a25-8 |
star-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | before 0:1.5a25-8 | 0:1.5a25-8 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
starRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | before 0:1.5a25-8 | 0:1.5a25-8 |
star-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | before 0:1.5a25-8 | 0:1.5a25-8 |
starRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | before 0:1.5a25-8 | 0:1.5a25-8 |
star-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | before 0:1.5a25-8 | 0:1.5a25-8 |
starRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | before 0:1.5a25-8 | 0:1.5a25-8 |
star-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | before 0:1.5a25-8 | 0:1.5a25-8 |
starRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | before 0:1.5a75-2 | 0:1.5a75-2 |
star-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | before 0:1.5a75-2 | 0:1.5a75-2 |
starRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | before 0:1.5a75-2 | 0:1.5a75-2 |
star-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | before 0:1.5a75-2 | 0:1.5a75-2 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-4134- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-4134- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4118No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4118- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vh55-9p6r-h46fNo score
Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vh55-9p6r-h46f- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references, title | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-23.xml
secunia.com/advisories/26626
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-414.htm
securityfocus.com/archive/1/478797/100/200/threaded
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11098
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redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0873.html
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690
securitytracker.com/id?1018646
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4134
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vh55-9p6r-h46f
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0873
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=253856
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2007/rhsa-2007_0873.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4134