CVE-2002-1216 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows rem)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-1216 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-10-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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