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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:tar:1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

part: a version: 1.28 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

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pkg:deb/debian/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235436
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235437
pkg:github/distrotech/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235439
pkg:gitlab/redhat/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235441
pkg:gnu/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235442
pkg:rpm/centos/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235444
pkg:rpm/fedora/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235445
pkg:rpm/opensuse/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235447

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2016-6321 vulnerable 2026-06-08 05:07:59.613814 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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