CVE-2014-9112

Publication date 2 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large block value in a cpio archive.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cpio 14.10 utopic
Fixed 2.11+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.11-7ubuntu3.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.10-1ubuntu2.1

Notes

mdeslaur

PoC: http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/vulns/lesspipe-cpio-bad-write.cpio

Patch details

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Package Patch details
cpio