CVE-2010-4226
HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: February 6, 2014 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsopenSUSECpio
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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00008.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4226.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665768SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.2HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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