Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2007-4134 affects star, a TAR archive extraction tool, before 1.5a84. A malicious archive could cause files outside the intended extraction directory to be overwritten if someone extracts it. The issue requires a crafted archive and extraction action; the source bundle does not show confirmed active exploitation. Exposure is most likely on legacy systems with star before 1.5a84 installed and used to extract TAR archives from untrusted or semi-trusted sources. Impact depends on the privileges used during extraction and whether sensitive paths are writable. Prioritize remediation where legacy archive processing handles external files or runs with elevated privileges. For systems without star or without untrusted archive extraction, business urgency is lower but still appropriate for routine vulnerability cleanup. Mitigation focus: Upgrade star to 1.5a84 or a vendor-fixed package.; Do not extract untrusted TAR archives with vulnerable star versions.; Run archive extraction with least privilege in isolated directories..
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Source materials
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- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11098CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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