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CVE-2016-6321

Published: Dec 9, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
15.2%
Top 3.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
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
RU
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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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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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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