diff --git a/stacker/util.py b/stacker/util.py
index dc9e1394..eaf29a22 100644
--- a/stacker/util.py
+++ b/stacker/util.py
@@ -491,7 +491,26 @@ class TarExtractor(Extractor):
     def extract(self, destination):
         """Extract the archive."""
         with tarfile.open(self.archive, 'r:') as tar:
-            tar.extractall(path=destination)
+            def is_within_directory(directory, target):
+                
+                abs_directory = os.path.abspath(directory)
+                abs_target = os.path.abspath(target)
+            
+                prefix = os.path.commonprefix([abs_directory, abs_target])
+                
+                return prefix == abs_directory
+            
+            def safe_extract(tar, path=".", members=None, *, numeric_owner=False):
+            
+                for member in tar.getmembers():
+                    member_path = os.path.join(path, member.name)
+                    if not is_within_directory(path, member_path):
+                        raise Exception("Attempted Path Traversal in Tar File")
+            
+                tar.extractall(path, members, numeric_owner=numeric_owner) 
+                
+            
+            safe_extract(tar, path=destination)
 
     @staticmethod
     def extension():
@@ -505,7 +524,26 @@ class TarGzipExtractor(Extractor):
     def extract(self, destination):
         """Extract the archive."""
         with tarfile.open(self.archive, 'r:gz') as tar:
-            tar.extractall(path=destination)
+            def is_within_directory(directory, target):
+                
+                abs_directory = os.path.abspath(directory)
+                abs_target = os.path.abspath(target)
+            
+                prefix = os.path.commonprefix([abs_directory, abs_target])
+                
+                return prefix == abs_directory
+            
+            def safe_extract(tar, path=".", members=None, *, numeric_owner=False):
+            
+                for member in tar.getmembers():
+                    member_path = os.path.join(path, member.name)
+                    if not is_within_directory(path, member_path):
+                        raise Exception("Attempted Path Traversal in Tar File")
+            
+                tar.extractall(path, members, numeric_owner=numeric_owner) 
+                
+            
+            safe_extract(tar, path=destination)
 
     @staticmethod
     def extension():