Out-of-Bounds Affecting cpio package, versions <2.9-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
14.9% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-CPIO-18610746
  • published11 Aug 2026
  • disclosed5 Sept 2007

Introduced: 5 Sep 2007

CVE-2007-4476  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest cpio to version 2.9-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cpio package and not the cpio package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the safer_name_suffix function in GNU tar has unspecified attack vectors and impact, resulting in a "crashing stack."

References

CVSS Base Scores

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