diff --git a/cifar100_utils.py b/cifar100_utils.py
index 5bb71a6..b72f858 100644
--- a/cifar100_utils.py
+++ b/cifar100_utils.py
@@ -33,7 +33,29 @@ def download(dataset_folder_path):
 
     if not isdir(dataset_folder_path):
         with tarfile.open('cifar-100-python.tar.gz') as tar:
-            tar.extractall()
+            
+            import os
+            
+            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)
             tar.close()
     else:
         print('cifar10 dataset already exists')
diff --git a/cifar10_utils.py b/cifar10_utils.py
index 1e2ae05..df109ee 100644
--- a/cifar10_utils.py
+++ b/cifar10_utils.py
@@ -30,7 +30,29 @@ def download(dataset_folder_path):
 
     if not isdir(dataset_folder_path):
         with tarfile.open('cifar-10-python.tar.gz') as tar:
-            tar.extractall()
+            
+            import os
+            
+            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)
             tar.close()
     else:
         print('cifar10 dataset already exists')