CVE-2016-6321

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.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.27.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-12-09 14:59

Updated : 2023-02-12 20:50


NVD link : CVE-2016-6321

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6321


JSON object : View

CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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Products Affected

gnu

  • tar