CVE-2010-4226

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4226
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-06 17:00:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptioncpio, as used in build 2007.05.10, 2010.07.28, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink within an RPM package archive.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.2 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.004320000 probability, percentile 0.626560000 (date 2026-05-04)

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a | CWE-59 CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Cpio All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 2007.05.10 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 2010.07.28 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4226.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2011:0174-1 (moderate): build security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug 665768 – VUL-0: build: cpio directory traversal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.novell.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 900133 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for cpio 2.13
  • 900134 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for apparmor 2.13
  • 901155 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for cpio (6356)
  • 903664 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for cpio (2534)
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