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CVE-1999-1572

Published: Jul 16, 1996 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1572
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Debian_linuxDebian3.0 (including)3.0 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd2.1.0 (including)2.1.0 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft9.2 (including)9.2 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft10.0 (including)10.0 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoft10.1 (including)10.1 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoftcs2.1 (including)cs2.1 (including)
Mandrake_linuxMandrakesoftcs3.0 (including)cs3.0 (including)
Enterprise_linuxRedhat4.0 (including)4.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_desktopRedhat4.0 (including)4.0 (including)
Ubuntu_linuxUbuntu4.10 (including)4.10 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatcpio-0:2.5-3e.3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatcpio-0:2.5-7.EL4.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1RedHat*
CpioUbuntudapper*
CpioUbuntudevel*
CpioUbuntuedgy*
CpioUbuntufeisty*

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