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 vi...
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 15.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/tar(Debian:12) | < 1.29b-1.1 | 1.29b-1.1 |
| debian/tar(Debian:13) | < 1.29b-1.1 | 1.29b-1.1 |
| debian/tar(Debian:14) | < 1.29b-1.1 | 1.29b-1.1 |
| GNU tar | = 1.14 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.15 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.15.1 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.15.90 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.15.91 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.16 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.16.1 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.17 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.18 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.19 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.20 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.21 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.22 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.23 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.24 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.25 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.26 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.27 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.27.1 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.28 | No fix listed |
| GNU tar | = 1.29 | No fix listed |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.10) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.11) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.12) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.13) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.14) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.15) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.16) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.17) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.18) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.19) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.20) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.21) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.22) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.23) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.24) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.4) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.5) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.6) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.7) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.8) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
| alpine/tar(Alpine:v3.9) | < 1.29-r1 | 1.29-r1 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-6321 vendor-advisory
- git.savannah.gnu.org issue-tracking patch
- [bug-tar] 20161029 Re: [Bug-tar] possible fixes for CVE-2016-6321 mailing-list vendor-advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 20161030 [CSS] POINTYFEATHER / tar extract pathname bypass (CVE-2016-6321) - patch update mailing-list patch third-party-advisory
- 20161026 [CSS] POINTYFEATHER / tar extract pathname bypass (CVE-2016-6321) mailing-list third-party-advisory
- DSA-3702 vendor-advisory
- 93937 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- USN-3132-1 vendor-advisory
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 mailing-list
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 mailing-list
- GLSA-201611-19 vendor-advisory
- sintonen.fi third-party-advisory
- security.alpinelinux.org vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking