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CVE-2007-4131

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 2.74%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-08-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2007-4131
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
2.74%

Original NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.