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CVE-1999-1572
cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110763404701519&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-073.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19167
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17063
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17532
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-212.pdf
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-080.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10888
- http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/1391
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14357
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:032
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-664
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-806.html
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Affected Vendor
debian
View all reports →Affected Software
debian linux, freebsd, mandrake linux, enterprise linux, enterprise linux desktop, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0, 2.1.0, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, cs2.1, cs3.0, 4.0, 4.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 29th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 1st, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.