CVE-2016-2037 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.19449.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Gnu	Cpio

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*

No data.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-415-1	cpio security update
Debian DSA	DSA-3483-1	cpio security update
Ubuntu USN	USN-2906-1	GNU cpio vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3483
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/22/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82293
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035067
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2906-1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2037
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2037

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.30655}`	epss `{'score': 0.25982}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-02-22T15:05:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.061Z

Reserved: 2016-01-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2037

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-02-22T15:59:00.127

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-2037

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2037 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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