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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1553 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-75-1 cpio vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.480Z

Reserved: 2005-01-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1572

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1996-07-16T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1572

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