ID:5966 - Exploit for Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Archive_Tar - CVE-2018-1000888

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:5966 - Exploit for Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Archive_Tar - CVE-2018-1000888

ID:5966 - Exploit for Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Archive_Tar - CVE-2018-1000888

Published: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17066
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000888
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Archive_Tar

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within tar files. A remote attacker can create a tar file with `phar://[path_to_malicious_phar_file]` as path  and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.