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CVE-2006-6097

MediumPublished

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...

Published: Nov 24, 2006
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Nov 21, 2006

Primary CVSS

4.0/ 10Medium

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

EPSS probability estimate

11.0%

Moderate · next 30 days

Percentile: 95.8%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a certainty or a measure of impact. Combine it with CVSS, KEV status, exposure and your environment.

Summary

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.

Sources

GNU Tar 1.1x - 'GNUTYPE_NAMES' Directory TraversalExploit
Teemu Salmela · linux · Nov 21, 2006

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