Buffer overflow in cpio (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-2037
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
cpio (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU33162

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2037

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

cpio (Alpine package): 2.11-r0 - 2.12-r3

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0eda4c601a5e4a721ad87ab7321c29405070cf38
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=880aa1b5c01e1e14f9295a953dbf37cbd08d24a9


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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