CVE-2016-6321
GNU tar Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 9, 2016, 10:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 4:50 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-6321 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-6321 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 28, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-19 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3132-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3702 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.27.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.15.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139370/GNU-tar-1.29-Extract-Pathname-Bypass.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139370/GNU-tar-1.29-Extract-Pathname-Bypass.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Exploit Changed Reference Type https://sintonen.fi/advisories/tar-extract-pathname-bypass.proper.txt No Types Assigned https://sintonen.fi/advisories/tar-extract-pathname-bypass.proper.txt Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93937 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93937 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/96 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/96 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2016-10/msg00016.html No Types Assigned http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2016-10/msg00016.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=7340f67b9860ea0531c1450e5aa261c50f67165d No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=7340f67b9860ea0531c1450e5aa261c50f67165d Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/102 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/102 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Added CWE CWE-22
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6321 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.48 }} -0.01%
score
0.72276
percentile