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CVE-2016-10173 — Vulnerability in archive-tar-minitar — CVE Details

HIGH

archive-tar-minitar and minitar vulnerable to Path Traversal

Published October 24, 2017Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

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.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published October 24, 2017 (3275 days ago).
  • Last revised February 16, 2024 — 2306 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update archive-tar-minitar to 0.5.2 or later
gem install archive-tar-minitar -v 0.5.2
Bundler
Update minitar to 0.6 or later
gem install minitar -v 0.6

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (2).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
archive-tar-minitar
rubygems
0.5.10.5.2
minitar
rubygems
0.5.3, 0.5.40.6

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-10173?
archive-tar-minitar and minitar vulnerable to Path Traversal This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2016-10173?
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Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-h5g2-38x9-4gv3

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