Directory traversal vulnerability in GNU tar 1.13.19 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a tar file whose filenames contain a .. (dot dot).
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3024
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-218.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-138.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-096.html
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:066
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10224.php
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-47800-1
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4514
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000538