Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-4268

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.
Published 2005-12-15 18:11:00
Updated 2018-10-03 21:34:29
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2005-4268

  • GNU » Cpio » Version: 2.6-8 Fedora Core 4 64bit Edition
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.6-8:*:fedora_core_4_64bit:*:*:*:*:*
    Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4268

EPSS FAQ
0.65%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 79 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-4268

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
3.7
 LOW AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
1.9
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2005-4268

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2005-4268

  • Red Hat 2010-03-15
    This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0245.html and in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0145.html. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References for CVE-2005-4268

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