CVE-2016-6321

Published: Dec 9, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:HIntegrity

High

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

ФГУП РФЯЦ-ВНИИЭФ

СинергияOn-prem

ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network

The GNU Project

oss-project·USaka gnu

GNU TarOn-prem

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

ООО «Ред Софт»

commercial·RUaka red soft

РЕД ОСOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

gnu

oss-project·USaka g. nu

tar

OSS Libraries

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6321

nvd.nist.gov

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93937

securityfocus.com

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3702

debian.org

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