CVE-2006-6097
tar
EPSS 10.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2006-6097
To remediate CVE-2006-6097, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tar—upgrade to 1.16-2 or later
- Debian/tar—upgrade to 1.14-2.3 or later
Is CVE-2006-6097 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 10.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.16-2
- from 0, < 1.14-2.3