CVE-2006-6097
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Gnu Tar
PublishedNov 24, 2006
First seenNov 24, 2006
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnu tar | 1.15.1, 1.16 | — |
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