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GHSA-4QPM-74C6-FG44

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:09 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:09

Details

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.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2016-6321 (GCVE-0-2016-6321)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-09 22:00 – Updated: 2025-08-06 21:12

Summary

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE

Assigner

redhat

References

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GHSA-4QPM-74C6-FG44

CVE-2016-6321 (GCVE-0-2016-6321)

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