# CVE-2002-1216

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-1216
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.03
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Oct 21, 2002
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419290219680&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php)
- [CNA](http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219)
- [CNA](http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.67%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 70.9

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._