CVE-2018-20990: RUSTSEC-2018-0002 - Links in archives can overwrite any existing file

CVE-2018-20990 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-06-29

Links in archives can overwrite any existing file

Technologies: tar (crates.io). Vendors: crates.io.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-20990 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-20990 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-20990?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 29 June 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
tar (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.4.16, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.4.16.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-20990?
Yes. tar (crates.io): upgrade to 0.4.16 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-20990?
Check whether you run tar (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • tar (crates.io): upgrade to 0.4.16 or later
    cargo update -p tar

Affected products

  • tar (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.4.16, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=0.4.16

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-20990
  • GHSA-2367-c296-3mp2
  • RUSTSEC-2018-0002

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