Directory traversal vulnerability in the Archive::Tar Perl module 1.36 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a TAR archive that contains a file whose name is an absolute path or has ".." sequences.
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11658
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38285
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=295021
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3755
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26355
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200812-10.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/33314
http://secunia.com/advisories/33116
http://secunia.com/advisories/27539