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tar-rs 0.4.11 - 0.4.46 Symlink Escape via append_dir_all()

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • tar-rs >= 0.4.11, <= 0.4.46

CWE
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSS
7.1
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Ali Firas (thesmartshadow)
Description
tar-rs versions 0.4.11 through 0.4.46 contain a symlink escape vulnerability in the Builder::append_dir_all() function that allows attackers to read files outside the intended source root directory by planting symlinks in an attacker-controlled directory. When a privileged process archives an untrusted directory, the function follows symlinks without verifying that resolved targets remain within the source root, causing out-of-bounds files to be included in the archive as regular files and disclosed to the attacker.

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