Description
Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 has :// filename sanitization only to address phar attacks, and thus any other stream-wrapper attack (such as file:// to overwrite files) can still succeed.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161095/PEAR-Archive_Tar-Arbitrary-File-Write.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/issues/33Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4V35LBRM6HBCXBVCITKQ4UEBTXO2EG7B/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5KSFM672XW3X6BR7TVKRD63SLZGKK437/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KWM4CTMEGAC4I2CHYNJVSROY4CVXVEUT/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NBYZSHYTIOBK6V7C4N7TP6KIKCRKLVWP/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4817Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-013Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161095/PEAR-Archive_Tar-Arbitrary-File-Write.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/issues/33Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/42GPGVVFTLJYAKRI75IVB5R45NYQGEUR/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4V35LBRM6HBCXBVCITKQ4UEBTXO2EG7B/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5KSFM672XW3X6BR7TVKRD63SLZGKK437/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KWM4CTMEGAC4I2CHYNJVSROY4CVXVEUT/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NBYZSHYTIOBK6V7C4N7TP6KIKCRKLVWP/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VJQQYDAOWHD6RDITDRPHFW7WY6BS3V5N/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4817Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2020-013Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-28949US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 19, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Aug 25, 2022
- NVD status
- Analyzed