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CVE-2016-6321

PoC —
CVSS 3.1
7.5 high
EPSS
15%p97
Published
()
Modified
Description

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.

Vendors
gnu
Products
tar
Weakness
CWE-22
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (15.2%)

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