CVE-2016-2037
MEDIUM6.5EPSS 15.2%cpio - security update
Published: 2/22/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/cpiofrom 0, < 2.11+dfsg-5
- Debian/cpiofrom 0, < 2.11-4+deb6u2
- Debian/cpiofrom 0, < 2.11+dfsg-0.1+deb7u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |