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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

part: a version: 1.23 update: *

VendorGnu (575dd98a-a14a-5d9e-a2eb-97d38d86fcb9)
ProductTar (d1d14819-0b0a-5f64-94cf-3783967b2df6)
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NotesImported from NVD CPE 2.0 feed

PURL mappings

PURLSourceLast updated
pkg:deb/debian/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235363
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235365
pkg:github/distrotech/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235366
pkg:gitlab/redhat/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235368
pkg:gnu/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235369
pkg:rpm/centos/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235371
pkg:rpm/fedora/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235372
pkg:rpm/opensuse/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235374

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2016-6321 vulnerable 2026-06-08 05:07:59.610929 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

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