Directory traversal vulnerability in extract.c in star before 1.5a84 allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11098
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1669
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189690
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478797/100/200/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0873.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-August/msg00425.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-23.xml
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-414.htm
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018646
http://secunia.com/advisories/27544
http://secunia.com/advisories/27318
http://secunia.com/advisories/26857
http://secunia.com/advisories/26673