openEuler 20.03 LTS update for cpio
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-2037 CVE-2019-14866 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system cpio-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cpio-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cpio-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cpio Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | openEuler |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU33162
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2037
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS
cpio-help: before 2.13-2
cpio-debugsource: before 2.13-2
cpio-debuginfo: before 2.13-2
cpio: before 2.13-2
External linkshttp://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2020-1071
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.
2) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU22598
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14866
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to GNU cpio does not properly validate files when writing tar headers during tar archive creation. A local user can trick the victim into creating a tar archive out of a directory with specially crafted files. As a result the generated archive may contain files that the attacker does not have access to.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS
cpio-help: before 2.13-2
cpio-debugsource: before 2.13-2
cpio-debuginfo: before 2.13-2
cpio: before 2.13-2
External linkshttp://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2020-1071
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
