Unscored severity · published Nov 24, 2006
CVE-2006-6097
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…
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CVSS
11.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.7% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TA
Tar · Gnu
1.15.1; 1.16 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6097
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6097
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
kb.vmware.com
http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/817/2240267_f.SAL_Public.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Exploit
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050812.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0749.html
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