CVE-2016-2037

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2037
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-22 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Gnu Cpio 2.11 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE request: out-of-bounds write with cpio 2.11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
USN-2906-1: GNU cpio vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - CVE request: out-of-bounds write with cpio 2.11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
CPIO CVE-2016-2037 Out of Bounds Write Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
cpio Out-of-Bounds Memory Write Error in cpio_safer_name_suffix() Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Application to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3483-1 cpio af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500861 Alpine Linux Security Update for cpio
  • 504654 Alpine Linux Security Update for cpio
  • 670604 EulerOS Security Update for cpio (EulerOS-SA-2021-2362)
  • 670736 EulerOS Security Update for cpio (EulerOS-SA-2021-2494)
  • 670956 EulerOS Security Update for cpio (EulerOS-SA-2021-2576)
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