CVE-2006-6097 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 11.01% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | tar |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GNU Tar 1.1x - 'GNUTYPE_NAMES' Directory Traversal | 2006-11-21 |
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.asc
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/817/2240267_f.SAL_Public.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050812.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0749.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23115
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23117
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23142
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23146
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23163
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23173
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23209
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23443
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23514
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23911
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24636
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