DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2541
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541
Upstream
Published
2005-08-10T04:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-08T06:47:27Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.34+dfsg-1.2
1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1
1.34+dfsg-1.3
1.34+dfsg-1.4
1.35+dfsg-1
1.35+dfsg-2
1.35+dfsg-3
1.35+dfsg-3.1
1.35+dfsg-4
1.35+dfsg-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541.json"

Debian:13 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.35+dfsg-3.1
1.35+dfsg-4
1.35+dfsg-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541.json"

Debian:14 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.35+dfsg-3.1
1.35+dfsg-4
1.35+dfsg-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541.json"