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minitar: vulnerability history, versions and safety

minitar is a package in the RubyGems ecosystem. Vulert records 1 vulnerability for it across 2 releases, first recorded in Aug 2018. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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1 vulnerabilities recorded M1
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0 with no fix published

Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on minitar 1.1.0 i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Good news: 1.1.0, the version you would install today, has no known vulnerabilities. Older releases do — the table below lists all 1.

Package health score 72/100
  • Security No known security issues
  • Maintenance Maintaining
  • Popularity Little adoption
  • Community Quiet

What to do: Stay on 1.1.0 or newer. This can change: a vulnerability disclosed tomorrow can affect 1.1.0 too — Vulert watches the package and alerts you if that happens. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 1.1.0 — unaffected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 1 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 21 Aug 2018 i
  • Highest CVSS n/a i
  • With no published fix 0 i
  • Stars 45 i
  • Last release 13 months ago i
  • Licence Ruby i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by RubyGems, refreshed 23 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for minitar, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
1.1.0 08 Sep 2025 none Ruby — Details →
1.0.2 23 Aug 2024 none Ruby — Details →
0.12.1 22 Aug 2024 none Ruby — Details →
1.0.1 09 Aug 2024 none Ruby — Details →
1.0.0 07 Aug 2024 none Ruby — Details →
0.12 06 Aug 2024 none Ruby — Details →
0.9 05 Sep 2019 none Ruby — Details →
0.8 05 Jan 2019 none Ruby — Details →
0.7 28 Oct 2018 none Ruby — Details →
0.6.1 08 Feb 2017 none Ruby — Details →
0.6 07 Feb 2017 none Ruby — Details →
0.5.4 14 Nov 2012 M1 — Yes Details →
0.5.3 13 Jul 2010 M1 — Yes Details →

All 13 versions Vulert tracks for this package. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2018 1

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 1 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for minitar

The 1 most severe of 1 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Directory Traversal Vulnerability in archive-tar-minitar and minitar N/A medium 0.6 21 Aug 2018

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About minitar

Is minitar safe to use?

Vulert records 1 vulnerabilities for minitar in RubyGems: 0 critical, 0 high, 1 medium and 0 low. Every one of them has a published fix, so the practical answer is to run a supported release and keep it patched.

What is minitar's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores minitar 72/100, which reads as in good shape. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15).

Is the latest version of minitar affected?

No. 1.1.0, the version you would install today, has no vulnerabilities on record against it. Earlier releases do — the version table above lists each release with what affects it.

Which version of minitar should I use?

1.1.0 is the version Vulert recommends for the affected releases. The version table above lists every release with the vulnerabilities recorded against it, so you can confirm the range you actually run.

How many vulnerabilities does minitar have?

1 vulnerability is recorded for minitar in the RubyGems ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 1 medium and 0 low. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new minitar vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for minitar in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 21 Aug 2018. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of minitar are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor minitar for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the minitar version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.