vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-f59af308-07f3-11ea-8c56-f8b156b6dcc8 (CVE-2016-2037): GNU cpio -- multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 16, 2019 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 15, 2019
Added
Nov 16, 2019
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
Sergey Poznyakoff reports: This stable release fixes several potential vulnerabilities CVE-2015-1197: cpio, 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. CVE-2016-2037: The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file. CVE-2019-14866: Improper input validation when writing tar header fields leads to unexpected tar generation.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-gcpio
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