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CVE-2015-1197

Public on 2015-02-19
Modified on 2024-02-10
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.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 cpio 2024-02-28 23:54 ALAS-2024-1925
Amazon Linux 2 - Core cpio 2024-02-29 10:03 ALAS2-2024-2489
Amazon Linux 2023 cpio 2024-02-29 10:29 ALAS2023-2024-557

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 1.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N