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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200506-16] cpio: Directory traversal vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200506-16] cpio: Directory traversal vulnerability |
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cpio: Directory traversal vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200506-16 (cpio: Directory traversal vulnerability) A vulnerability has been found in cpio that can potentially permit a cpio archive to extract its files to an arbitrary directory of the creator's choice. Impact A possible hacker could create a malicious cpio archive which would create files in arbitrary locations on the victim's system. This issue could also be used in conjunction with a previous race condition vulnerability (CVE-2005-1111) to change permissions on files owned by the victim. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396429 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1111 Solution: All cpio users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/cpio-2.6-r3" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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