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
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)
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.