>> Gentoo Security Update Fixes GNU Tar File Extraction Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes GNU Tar File Extraction Directory Traversal Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4955 CVE ID : CVE-2006-6097
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-12-12
Technical Description
Gentoo has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in GNU Tar. This flaw could be exploited by malicious people to conduct directory traversal attacks. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4717
