Vulnerability in Gnu Cpio

CVE-2015-1197

cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.

EPSS: 0.029 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Gnu Cpio — versions 2.11
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1197?
CVE-2015-1197 is a vulnerability in Gnu Cpio. Published 2015-02-19.
Is CVE-2015-1197 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.