CVE-2016-6321

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6321
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6321.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-6321
Related
Published
2016-12-09T22:59:00Z
Modified
2025-03-18T08:59:05.217634Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Directory traversal vulnerability in the safernamesuffix 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.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.10 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.11 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.12 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.13 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.14 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.15 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.16 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.17 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.18 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.19 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.20 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.21 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.4 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.5 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.6 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.7 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.8 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Alpine:v3.9 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29-r1

Affected versions

1.*

1.21-r0
1.22-r0
1.22-r1
1.23-r0
1.23-r1
1.24-r0
1.25-r0
1.26-r0
1.26-r1
1.27-r0
1.27.1-r0
1.28-r0
1.28-r1
1.29-r0

Debian:11 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29b-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29b-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.29b-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Git / git.savannah.gnu.org/git/tar.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/tar.git
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
7340f67b9860ea0531c1450e5aa261c50f67165d
Fixed
7340f67b9860ea0531c1450e5aa261c50f67165d

Affected versions

Other

alpha_1_13_93
alpha_1_15_90
alpha_1_15_90_incremental_1
alpha_1_15_91
old
release_1_14
release_1_15
release_1_15_1
release_1_16
release_1_16_1
release_1_17
release_1_18
release_1_19
release_1_20
release_1_21
release_1_22
release_1_23
release_1_24
release_1_25
release_1_26
release_1_27
release_1_27_1
release_1_28
release_1_29