CVE-2016-2037
Published: 22 January 2016
The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | test case attached to oss-security email |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
cpio Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(2.11-7ubuntu3.2)
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| trusty |
Released
(2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2)
|
|
| upstream |
Needed
|
|
| vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| wily |
Released
(2.11+dfsg-4.1ubuntu1.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
|
|
|
Patches: other: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2016-01/msg00005.html |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |