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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.27.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

part: a version: 1.27.1 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 10:11:53.235422
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235424
pkg:github/distrotech/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235426
pkg:gitlab/redhat/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235427
pkg:gnu/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235429
pkg:rpm/centos/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235431
pkg:rpm/fedora/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235432
pkg:rpm/opensuse/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235434

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2016-6321 vulnerable 2026-06-08 05:07:59.613350 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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