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CVE-2015-1197

Published: Feb 19, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
1.9 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1197
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

cpio 2.11, when using the –no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
CpioGnu2.11 (including)2.11 (including)
CpioUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
CpioUbuntulucid*
CpioUbuntuprecise*
CpioUbuntutrusty*
CpioUbuntutrusty/esm*
CpioUbuntuupstream*
CpioUbuntuutopic*
CpioUbuntuvivid*
CpioUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
CpioUbuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*

References

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