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part: a version: 1.19 update: *

VendorGnu (575dd98a-a14a-5d9e-a2eb-97d38d86fcb9)
ProductTar (d1d14819-0b0a-5f64-94cf-3783967b2df6)
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pkg:gnu/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235322
pkg:rpm/centos/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235323
pkg:rpm/fedora/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235325
pkg:rpm/opensuse/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235326

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2016-6321 vulnerable 2026-06-08 05:07:59.608851 Details available
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.
Published: 2016-12-09T22:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2025-08-06T21:12:29.246Z
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Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data
CVE:CVE-2010-0624 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:52:03.625951 Details available
Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client functionality in GNU tar before 1.23 and GNU cpio before 2.11 allows remote rmt servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code by sending more data than was requested, related to archive filenames that contain a : (colon) character.
Published: 2010-03-12T20:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-07T00:52:19.781Z
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Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data

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