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    CVE-1999-1572

    cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.

    Published:Jul 16, 1996
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jan 29, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.00139
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Freebsd
    Product
    Freebsd
    Vendor
    Mandrakesoft
    Product
    Mandrake Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Ubuntu
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux

    Exploits

    http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/1391http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/1391

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110763404701519&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/14357
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17063
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17532
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-212.pdf
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-664
    http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/1391
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:032
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-073.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-080.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-806.html
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19167
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10888
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110763404701519&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/14357
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17063
    http://secunia.com/advisories/17532
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-212.pdf
    http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-664
    http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/1391
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:032
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-073.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-080.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-806.html
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19167
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10888

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High