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CVE-2005-4268 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 i...

LowCVSS 3.7 EPSS 0.54%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
GNU cpio = 2.6-8 No fix listed
debian/cpio(Debian:12) < 2.6-10 2.6-10
debian/cpio(Debian:13) < 2.6-10 2.6-10
debian/cpio(Debian:14) < 2.6-10 2.6-10

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