USN-3132-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3132-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3132-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3132-1
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Published
2016-11-21T18:08:41.746659Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:19Z
Summary
tar vulnerability
Details

Harry Sintonen discovered that tar incorrectly handled extracting files when path names are specified on the command line. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted archive, an attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary files.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar@1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.26+dfsg-8
1.27-3
1.27-4
1.27.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tar-scripts"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-6321"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar@1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.27.1-2
1.28-2ubuntu1
1.28-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tar-scripts"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-6321"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}