// For flags

CVE-2005-4268

cpio large filesize buffer overflow

Severity Score

3.7
*CVSS v2

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
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
  • 2024-04-05 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE 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
Search vendor "Gnu"
 Cpio
Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Cpio"
 2.6-8
Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Cpio" and version "2.6-8"
fedora_core_4_64bit
Affected