CVE-2006-0931

Directory traversal vulnerability in PEAR::Archive_Tar 1.2, and other versions before 1.3.2, allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via certain crafted pathnames in a TAR a...

Published: Feb 28, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-22

5.0MEDIUM

Description

PEAR::Archive_Tar Directory Traversal vulnerability

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

package-ecosystem

oss-projectaka pearweb, pear (php)

pear archive tarLibrary

OSS Libraries / web-framework

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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2 techniques

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0931

nvd.nist.gov

https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar

github.com

http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=6933

pear.php.net

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