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CVE-2015-1197 Detail

Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  02/19/2015

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.9 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0080.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:066
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/5 Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71914
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2906-1
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774669 Exploit
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2015-01/msg00000.html Exploit

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-1197
NVD Published Date:
02/19/2015
NVD Last Modified:
12/05/2016