Description
Buffer overflow in cpio 2.6-8.FC4 on 64-bit platforms, when creating a cpio archive, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file whose size is represented by more than 8 digits.
Published: 2005-12-15
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-4263 Buffer overflow in cpio 2.6-8.FC4 on 64-bit platforms, when creating a cpio archive, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file whose size is represented by more than 8 digits.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-234-1 cpio vulnerability
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:38:51.535Z

Reserved: 2005-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4268

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-15T18:11:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-4268

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2005-11-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-4268 - Bugzilla

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