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part: a version: 1.16 update: *

VendorGnu (575dd98a-a14a-5d9e-a2eb-97d38d86fcb9)
ProductTar (d1d14819-0b0a-5f64-94cf-3783967b2df6)
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pkg:gnu/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235274
pkg:rpm/centos/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235275
pkg:rpm/fedora/tar purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:11:53.235277
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Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2016-6321 vulnerable 2026-06-08 05:07:59.606251 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 04:52:03.623600 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
CVE:CVE-2007-4131 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:49:55.764413 Details available
Directory traversal vulnerability in the contains_dot_dot function in src/names.c in GNU tar allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via certain //.. (slash slash dot dot) sequences in directory symlinks in a TAR archive.
Published: 2007-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-07T14:46:38.940Z
Reference links
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data
CVE:CVE-2006-6097 vulnerable 2026-06-08 04:49:22.034748 Details available
GNU tar 1.16 and 1.15.1, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a tar file that contains a GNUTYPE_NAMES record with a symbolic link, which is not properly handled by the extract_archive function in extract.c and extract_mangle function in mangle.c, a variant of CVE-2002-1216.
Published: 2006-11-24T18:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-07T20:12:31.768Z
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Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data

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