CVE-2016-2037 in cpio

Summary

The 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.

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• Reservation: 01/22/2016
• Disclosure: 02/22/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-81065
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.5
• EPSS: 0.19449
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2037
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2037
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-2037/