CVE-2021-38511

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An issue was discovered in the tar crate before 0.4.36 for Rust. When symlinks are present in a TAR archive, extraction can create arbitrary directories via .. traversal.

7.5 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References
Link Resource
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/tar/RUSTSEC-2021-0080.md Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0080.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tar_project:tar:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
History

18 Aug 2021, 14:47

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-22
CPE cpe:2.3:a:tar_project:tar:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 5.0
v3 : 7.5
References (MISC) https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/tar/RUSTSEC-2021-0080.md - (MISC) https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/tar/RUSTSEC-2021-0080.md - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0080.html - (MISC) https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0080.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

10 Aug 2021, 23:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2021-08-10 23:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55

NVD link : CVE-2021-38511

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38511

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38511

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Products Affected

tar_project

  • tar
CWE
CWE-59

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