CVE-2005-4268

NameCVE-2005-4268
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs344134

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cpio (PTS)buster2.12+dfsg-9fixed
buster (security)2.12+dfsg-9+deb10u1fixed
bullseye2.13+dfsg-7.1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm2.13+dfsg-7.1fixed
sid, trixie2.15+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cpiosourcewoody(unfixed)medium
cpiosourcesarge(unfixed)medium
cpiosource(unstable)2.6-10medium344134
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