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CVE-2005-1229 Directory traversal vulnerability in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in a cpio file.

MediumCVSS 4.6 EPSS 2.1%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in a cpio file.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
GNU cpio <= 2.6 No fix listed
debian/cpio(Debian:12) < 2.6-6 2.6-6
debian/cpio(Debian:13) < 2.6-6 2.6-6
debian/cpio(Debian:14) < 2.6-6 2.6-6

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