diff --git a/utils/dataset.py b/utils/dataset.py
index dee3ab27..3f715e70 100644
--- a/utils/dataset.py
+++ b/utils/dataset.py
@@ -372,7 +372,26 @@ def download(self):
             download_url(url, self.root, tar_filename, None)
             print('Extracting downloaded file: ' + join(self.root, tar_filename))
             with tarfile.open(join(self.root, tar_filename), 'r') as tar_file:
-                tar_file.extractall(self.root)
+                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_file, self.root)
             os.remove(join(self.root, tar_filename))
 
     @staticmethod