DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4268

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4268

    Published: 15 Dec 2005Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-4268

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in cpio 2.6-8.FC4 on 64-bit platforms, when creating a cpio archive, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file whose size is represented by more than 8 digits.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-4268

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cpio

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/cpio?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.6-10

    Affected versions

    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