Vulnerability Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the minitar before 0.6 and archive-tar-minitar 0.5.2 gems for Ruby allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a TAR archive entry.
CVSS Score
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Minitar | Archive-Tar-Minitar | <= 0.5.2 |
| Minitar | Minitar | <= 0.5.4 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3778
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/7Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/1Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95874Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/halostatue/minitar/commit/e25205ecbb6277ae8a3df1e6a306d7ed445PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/halostatue/minitar/issues/16ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-10173
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-32
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3778
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/7Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/1Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95874Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/halostatue/minitar/commit/e25205ecbb6277ae8a3df1e6a306d7ed445PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/halostatue/minitar/issues/16ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-10173
FAQ
What is CVE-2016-10173?
CVE-2016-10173 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Directory traversal vulnerability in the minitar before 0.6 and archive-tar-minitar 0.5.2 gems for Ruby allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a TAR archive entry.
How severe is CVE-2016-10173?
CVE-2016-10173 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2016-10173?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Minitar Archive-Tar-Minitar, Minitar Minitar.