CVE-2005-2541 Privilege escalation in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-2541 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2005-2541 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2541/index.md)
Local or remote attackers can gain privileges by tricking users into extracting setuid or setgid files without proper warnings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-2541?
CVE-2005-2541 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2541?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Tar.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2541?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2005-2541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2541, GHSA-vwpx-f983-qg79, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2005-2541.