CVE-2006-6097

N/A Unknown
Published: November 24, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/817/2240267_f.SAL_Public.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050812.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0749.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23115
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23117
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23142
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23146
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23163
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23173
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23198
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23209
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23314
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23443
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23514
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23911
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24636
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:26.gtar.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-10.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1918
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017423
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.469379
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-015.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1223
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453286/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21235
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0068/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-385-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4717
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5102
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=216937
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-821
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10963
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/817/2240267_f.SAL_Public.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050812.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0749.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23117
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23142
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23146
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23173
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23209
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23443
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23514
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23911
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:26.gtar.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-10.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017423
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.469379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-015.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1223
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453286/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21235
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0068/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-385-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4717
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5102
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=216937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-821
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10963
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

86 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
10.4%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu