Intrusion PreventionPEAR.Archive.Tar.Symbolic.Link.Arbitrary.File.Overwrite
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit an Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability in PEAR Archive_Tar.
The vulnerability is due to improper validation of file names inside TAR files. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious TAR to applications which use the PEAR Archive_Tar module. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary file overwrite in the target user's system.
Affected Products
PEAR Archive_Tar 1.4.11 and before
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
https://github.com/pear/Archive_Tar/commit/cde460582ff389404b5b3ccb59374e9b389de916
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-08 | 18.094 | Default_action:pass:drop |
| 2021-04-05 | 18.051 | Sig Added |
| 2021-02-04 | 17.011 |
| ID | 49786 |
| Created | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Updated | Jun 07, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2020-36193 |
| Known Exploited | Yes |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 92.37% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux |
| Affected App | Other |