CVE-2015-1197
N/A
Published: February 19, 2015 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCpio
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (11)
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:066SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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