Buffer overflow in GNU Cpio
CVE-2014-9112
Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large block value in a cpio archive.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.071 (94.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.071 · newest: 0.071 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Cpio — versions 2.11
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/62145 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/60167 (Exploit, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98918 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71248 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/74 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- savannah.gnu.org/bugs/ (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/2 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/20 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2456-1 (vendor-advisory)