Is CVE-2007-4829 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2007-4829 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2007-4829?

CVE-2007-4829 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2007-4829?

CVE-2007-4829 has an EPSS score of 4.32% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4829?

Upgrade perl on debian 11 to 5.10.0-19 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-4829

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

perlDebian

Fixed in:5.10.0-19CVE-2007-4829

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory12

Other references3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.