Title : FreeBSD Security Update Fixes Gtar "GNUTYPE_NAMES" Directory Traversal VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4885 CVE ID : CVE-2006-6097
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-12-07
Technical Description
FreeBSD has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in Gtar. This flaw could be exploited by malicious people to conduct directory traversal attacks. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4717
