CVE

Id
5600  
CVE No.
CVE-2002-1216  
Status
Candidate  
Description
GNU tar 1.13.19 and other versions before 1.13.25 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, as the result of a modification that effectively disabled the security check.  
Phase
Modified (20061211)  
Votes
ACCEPT(4) Armstrong, Cole, Cox, Green  
Comments
CHANGE> [Cox changed vote from REVIEWING to ACCEPT]