CVE-2002-1216
EPSS 0.67%
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.
How to fix CVE-2002-1216
To remediate CVE-2002-1216, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tar—upgrade to 1.13.25 or later
Is CVE-2002-1216 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.13.25