CPIO File Size Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:16057

Info

CPIO File Size Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 16057
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-4268
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 23 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 01 2010 06:37PM
Credit: Discovered by Richard Harms.
Vulnerable: VMWare ESX Server 3.0.3
VMWare ESX Server 4.1
VMWare ESX Server 4.0
VMWare ESX Server 3.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux School Server for i386
S.u.S.E. SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.0
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 9.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 8.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.3
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
rPath rPath Linux 1
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Desktop 4.0
GNU cpio 2.6
+ Gentoo Linux
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
GNU cpio 2.5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE/Alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 -RELEASE-p14
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.11 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.11 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.11 -RELEASE-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.10 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.10 -RELEASE-p8
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.10 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.10
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.9 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.9 -PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.9
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.8 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.8 -RELEASE-p7
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.8 -PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.8
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7 -RELEASE-p17
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6 -RELEASE-p20
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -STABLEpre2002-03-07
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -RELEASE-p32
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4 -RELEASE-p42
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 -RELEASE-p38
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2 -STABLEpre122300
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2 -STABLEpre050201
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0 .x
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0 alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.x
FreeBSD FreeBSD 2.x
FreeBSD FreeBSD -current
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1.6
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1.5
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1.4
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1.3
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

CPIO File Size Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

The cpio utility is prone to a stack buffer-overflow vulnerability.

This issue presents itself when cpio tries to create an archive containing files of extremely large sizes, potentially resulting in a memory buffer being overrun.

Note that this vulnerability presents itself only on 64-bit platforms. Presumably, on 32-bit platforms using 64-bit filesystems, this may be exploited to crash cpio.

Exploit / POC

CPIO File Size Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

CPIO File Size Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the references for vendor advisories and fixes.


GNU cpio 2.6

FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.11 -RELENG

FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3

FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELEASE

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -STABLE

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -RELEASE

References

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