CVE-2018-20990

An issue was discovered in the tar crate before 0.4.16 for Rust. Arbitrary file overwrite can occur via a symlink or hardlink in a TAR archive.
References
Link Resource
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2018-0002.html Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tar_project:tar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2019-08-26 13:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:59


NVD link : CVE-2018-20990

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20990

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-20990


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Products Affected

tar_project

  • tar
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')