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Link Following Affecting cpio package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (10th percentile)
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NVD
3.3 low
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Red Hat
4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-CPIO-1942162
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 5 Jan 2015
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Introduced: 5 Jan 2015

CVE-2015-1197 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-59 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 cpio.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cpio package and not the cpio package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.