Vulnerability in FreeBSD
CVE-1999-1572
cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (43.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- FreeBSD — versions 2.1.0
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 9.2, 10.0, 10.1
- Debian Linux — versions 3.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 4.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 4.0
- Ubuntu Linux — versions 4.10
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-073.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19167 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/17063 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17532 (third-party-advisory)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/ (vendor-advisory)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-212.pdf
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-080.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10888 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-1572?
- CVE-1999-1572 is a vulnerability in FreeBSD. Published 1996-07-16.
- Is CVE-1999-1572 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.