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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-9112: GNU cpio: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-9112: GNU cpio: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/02/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large block value in a cpio archive.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-arch-cpio

References

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