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CVE-2015-1197

cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink a

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.

LOW · CVSS 1.9 EPSS 0.03332
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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gnu cpioall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Zimbra-Collaboration-Suite-TAR-Path-Traversal.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pocbugs.debian.org · bugreport.cgi?bug=774669bugs.debian.org
poclists.gnu.org · msg00000.htmllists.gnu.org
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Scoring & Timeline

1.9
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD19 Feb 2015 · 03:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10697-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13653-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:0305-2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:0305-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:0305-3
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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/2015/01/07/5Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/27/1
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