CVE-2014-9112

Summary

CVECVE-2014-9112
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-02 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-08 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large block value in a cpio archive.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Application Gnu Cpio 2.11 All All All
Application Gnu Cpio 2.11 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GNU cpio - Bugs: bug #43709, Out-of-bounds write in... [Savannah] MISC savannah.gnu.org Exploit, Issue Tracking
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - so, can we do something about lesspipe? (+ a cpio bug to back up the argument) MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel cpio 'list_file()' Function Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
Security Advisory SA60167 - GNU Cpio Archive Handling Vulnerabilities - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Exploit
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3111-1 cpio DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE request: cpio heap-based buffer overflow [was Re: so, can we do something about lesspipe? (+ a cpio bug to back up the argument)] MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: on Linux, 'less' can probably get you owned FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: cpio heap-based buffer overflow [was Re: so, can we do something about lesspipe? (+ a cpio bug to back up the argument)] MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-2456-1: GNU cpio vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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