Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-4268
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4268
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.65%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 79 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-4268
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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3.7
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LOW | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
1.9
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2005-4268
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2005-4268
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Red Hat 2010-03-15This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0245.html and in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0145.html. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23855
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16057
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0145.html
Support
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1338
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:03.cpio.asc
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http://frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:237
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http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10450
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6860
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/234-1/
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0245.html
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=172669
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.6-8:*:fedora_core_4_64bit:*:*:*:*:*