Path Traversal in Gnu Cpio
CVE-2023-7207
Debian's cpio contains a path traversal vulnerability. This issue was introduced by reverting CVE-2015-1197 patches which had caused a regression in --no-absolute-filenames. Upstream has since provided a proper fix to --no-absolute-filenam…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.009 (55.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Gnu Cpio — versions 2.13
- Debian Cpio — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@ubuntu.com (Patch, Mailing List, patch)
- security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- security@ubuntu.com (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-7207?
- CVE-2023-7207 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Cpio, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2024-02-29.
- How severe is CVE-2023-7207?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-7207 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.