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CVE-2005-2541: gnu tar

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541
Published 10-08-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-2541 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in gnu tar. EPSS estimates a 3.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.99%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-08-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Tar 1.15.1 does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which may allow local users or remote attackers to gain privileges.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.99%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.99% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.99%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • tarAll versions (No fix recorded)
Gnu1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links