CVE-2011-5325

NameCVE-2011-5325
DescriptionDirectory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1445-1, DLA-2559-1
Debian Bugs802702

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
busybox (PTS)bullseye1:1.30.1-6fixed
bookworm1:1.35.0-4fixed
sid, trixie1:1.37.0-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
busyboxsourcejessie1:1.22.0-9+deb8u2DLA-1445-1
busyboxsourcestretch1:1.22.0-19+deb9u1DLA-2559-1
busyboxsource(unstable)1:1.27.2-1802702

Notes

[wheezy] - busybox <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - busybox <no-dsa> (Minor issue)

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