pax 1:20140703 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack in an archive.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1194
Reference (s):
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774716
- MLIST:[oss-security] 20150118 Re: CVE request: pigz, kgb, pax: directory traversal
- URL: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/3