security flaw
Published Jan 29, 2005
No CVSS score
EPSS 0.55%
Description
cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cpio-0:2.5-3e.3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:080
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cpio-0:2.5-7.EL4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:073
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:806
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2005:806
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cpio-0:2.5-3e.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:080 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cpio-0:2.5-7.EL4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:073 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:806 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:806 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:806 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2005:806 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.55% (0.00551) | 44.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 41.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 27.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110763404701519&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14357 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17063 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17532 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-212.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-664 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/1391 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:032 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-073.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-080.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-806.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-1999-1572 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616458 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19167 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1572
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10888 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1572
Change history (0)
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