CVE-2006-6097

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-6097
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-11-24 18:07:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionGNU 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Tar 1.15.1 All All All
Application Gnu Tar 1.16 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
216937 – CVE-2006-6097 GNU tar directory traversal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit
VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 5 (for 2.5.4 Systems Only) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Tar: Directory traversal vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Gentoo update for tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - GNU tar GNUTYPE_NAMES Record Directory Traversal Flaw May Let Remote Users Overwrite Arbitrary Files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
OpenPKG Corporation: Security: Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openpkg.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com
SecurityReason - GNU tar directory traversal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
APPLE-SA-2007-03-13 Mac OS X v10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
ASA-2007-015 (RHSA-2006-0749) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
GNU Tar GNUTYPE_NAMES Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-072A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Debian update for tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
GNU tar "GNUTYPES_NAMES" Record Type Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
usn/usn-385-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
[Full-disclosure] GNU tar directory traversal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk Exploit
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About the security content of Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
Slackware update for tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
VMware ESX Server Multiple Security Updates - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat update for tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
VMware Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.vmware.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Mandriva update for tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:26.gtar.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.freebsd.org
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
rPath update for tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Avaya Products tar "GNUTYPES_NAMES" Record Type Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-821 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Ubuntu update for tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1223-1 tar af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0068 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org
Trustix update for gnupg and tar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
FreeBSD update for gtar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-03-14Mark J CoxRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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