CVE-2015-1197

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 1.9 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2015-02-19

Last modified

2026-10-14

Affected products

• Cpio (Gnu)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71914
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:066
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/7
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2906-1
• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0080.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/5
• https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774669
• https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2015-01/msg00000.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169458/Zimbra-Collaboration-Suite-TAR-Path-Traversal.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/27/1