cpio large filesize buffer overflow
Published Dec 15, 2005
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.54%
Description
Buffer overflow in cpio 2.6-8.FC4 on 64-bit platforms, when creating a cpio archive, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file whose size is represented by more than 8 digits.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
cpio-0:2.5-6.RHEL3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0145
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cpio-0:2.5-13.RHEL4
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0245
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | cpio-0:2.5-6.RHEL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0145 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cpio-0:2.5-13.RHEL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0245 |
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.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00543) | 43.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00543) | 41.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 10.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00654) | 80.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00654) | 79.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00815) | 81.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00819) | 79.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:03.cpio.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:237 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18251 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18278 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18280 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18395 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20117 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25161 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.osvdb.org/22194 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0245.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0145.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16057 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4268 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=172669 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=229191 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23855 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1338 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4268
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10450 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6860 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/234-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4268
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