security flaw
Published Apr 16, 2005
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.31%
Description
Race condition in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by cpio after the decompression is complete.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 3.0
- 3.1
Configuration 3
- 4.10
- 5.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cpio-0:2.5-4.RHEL3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cpio-0:2.5-8.RHEL4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:378
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-0:2.5-4.RHEL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:378 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cpio-0:2.5-8.RHEL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:378 |
| 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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 1, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 21.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 22.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 20.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 25.99th | 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) |
References (23)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:03.cpio.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDBroken Link
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.2/SCOSA-2006.2.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCOBroken Link
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.32/SCOSA-2005.32.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCOBroken Link
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111342664116120&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16998 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17123 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17532 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18290 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18395 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20117 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-846 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/15725 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-378.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-806.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13159 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-189-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1111 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617604 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1111
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A358 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9783 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1111
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