CVE-2014-9112

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2014-11-23
CWE:
CWE-122
Bugzilla:
1167571: CVE-2014-9112 cpio: heap-based buffer overflow flaw in list_file()
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in cpio's list_file() function. An attacker could provide a specially crafted archive that, when processed by cpio, would crash cpio, or potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.

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CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 5.1
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (cpio) RHSA-2015:2108 2015-11-19

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 cpio Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 cpio Will not fix

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