CVE-2015-1197 Affecting cpio package, versions <2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-CPIO-297864
  • published 19 Feb 2015
  • disclosed 19 Feb 2015

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 cpio to version 2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

3.3 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

4 medium