FKIE_CVE-2015-1197

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-02-19 15:59 - Updated: 2026-10-14 22:17
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0080.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169458/Zimbra-Collaboration-Suite-TAR-Path-Traversal.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:066
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/5Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/7
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/27/1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71914
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2906-1
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774669Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2015-01/msg00000.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0080.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169458/Zimbra-Collaboration-Suite-TAR-Path-Traversal.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:066
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/5Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/27/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71914
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2906-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774669Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2015-01/msg00000.htmlExploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu cpio 2.11
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