CVE-2016-6321

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22 Path Traversal
Publication date:
09/12/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar 1.14 through 1.29 might allow remote attackers to bypass an intended protection mechanism and write to arbitrary files via vectors related to improper sanitization of the file_name parameter, aka POINTYFEATHER.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


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