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.
History

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.11435}

epss

{'score': 0.16352}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-12-09T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-08-06T21:12:29.246Z

Reserved: 2016-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6321

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:18.337Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-09T22:59:00.170

Modified: 2025-08-06T22:15:28.107

Link: CVE-2016-6321

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-10-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6321 - Bugzilla