CVE-2016-2037
N/A
Published: February 22, 2016 at 03:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxCpio
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3483Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/22/4Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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