full-disclosure - Re: GNU tar directory traversal

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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:59:57 +0200
From: Siim Põder <windo@...rad-teel.net>
To: virus@...og.org
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: GNU tar directory traversal

Yo!

virus@...og.org wrote:
> Siim Põder wrote:
>> So, for example, I make a tar archieve that contains a symlink to
>> 'bla'->'/etc' and 'bla/passwd', that - if opened by root - would
>> overwrite the passwd file.
> 
> right from the man page: A confirmation is needed if -w is used.

That has little to do with the actual vulnerability, hasn't it? It's a
possible workaround though, so that's great.

>> Discussing wether root should ever run tar is irrelevant.
> Agreed, the discussion whether root should *run* tar or not is 
> irrelevant. One shouldn't *trust* tar files from unknown/untrusted 
> sources, root or not.

I specifically said I didn't want to discuss this (or any variants
thereof, which i failed to explicitly bring out) as this has nothing to
do with the vulnerability. I know I shouldn't do it just as you know it
and just as everyone else knows it - no reason for discussion.

Siim Põder

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