CVE-2018-20835

Published Apr 30, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability was found in tar-fs before 1.16.2. An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0483 A vulnerability was found in tar-fs before 1.16.2. An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x2mc-8fgj-3wmr Improper Input Validation in tar-fs
History

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:12 PM
Reserved
Apr 30, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 30, 2019, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM