Description
cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.
Published: 2005-01-29
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1553 cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-75-1 cpio vulnerability
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Debian Debian Linux
Freebsd Freebsd
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.480Z

Reserved: 2005-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1572

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Status : Modified

Published: 1996-07-16T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1572

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