CVE-2018-20990
N/A
Published: August 26, 2019 at 12:39 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTar
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An issue was discovered in the tar crate before 0.4.16 for Rust. Arbitrary file overwrite can occur via a symlink or hardlink in a TAR archive.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 0.4.16
Affected range stops below 0.4.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2018-0002.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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