Description
The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file.
Published: 2016-02-22
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 19.4% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-415-1 cpio security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3483-1 cpio security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2906-1 GNU cpio vulnerabilities
History

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.30655}

epss

{'score': 0.25982}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.061Z

Reserved: 2016-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2037

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-22T15:59:00.127

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2037

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2037 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses