CVE-2006-0931: PEAR::Archive_Tar Directory Traversal vulnerability

critical Affects pear/archive_tar. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-05-01; advisory modified 2024-10-30.

PEAR::Archive_Tar Directory Traversal vulnerability

Package: pear/archive_tar Composer
Affected versions: >=1.2 and <1.3.2
Fixed in: 1.3.2
Severity: critical CVSS 9.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (84.1th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-01
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-22

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