cpio, as used in build 2007.05.10, 2010.07.28, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink within an RPM package archive
Published Feb 6, 2014
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.93%
Description
cpio, as used in build 2007.05.10, 2010.07.28, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink within an RPM package archive.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Jun 9, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 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 2, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02933) | 86.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02897) | 85.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00452) | 61.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 71.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 69.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 65.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4226.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665768 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00008.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4226.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665768 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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