// For flags

CVE-2005-4268

cpio large filesize buffer overflow

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in cpio 2.6-8.FC4 on 64-bit platforms, when creating a cpio archive, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file whose size is represented by more than 8 digits.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2005-12-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2005-12-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (22)
URL Tag Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/18251 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18278 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18280 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18395 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20117 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25161 Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/22194 Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16057 Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=172669 X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23855 Vdb Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1338 X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10450 Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6860 Signature
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:03.cpio.asc 2018-10-03
http://frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:237 2018-10-03
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html 2018-10-03
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0245.html 2018-10-03
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0145.html 2018-10-03
https://usn.ubuntu.com/234-1 2018-10-03
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4268 2010-03-16
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=229191 2010-03-16
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gnu
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 Cpio
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 2.6-8
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fedora_core_4_64bit
Affected