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CVE-2005-1918

LOW · CVSS 2.6 EPSS 2.86%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.6. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2005-1918
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.6
EPSS
2.86%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The original patch for a GNU tar directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2002-0399) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 2.1 uses an "incorrect optimization" that allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted tar file, probably involving "/../" sequences with a leading "/".