CVE-1999-1572

NameCVE-1999-1572
Descriptioncpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-664-1
Debian Bugs293379

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
cpiosourcewoody2.4.2-39woody1DSA-664-1
cpiosource(unstable)2.5-1.2293379

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