GNU cpio through 2.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pattern file, because of a dstring.c ds_fgetstr integer overflow that triggers an out-of-bounds heap write. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common cases where the pattern file, associated with the -E option, is untrusted data.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=dd96882877721703e19272fe25034560b794061b | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/fangqyi/cpiopwn | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00007.html | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00000.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00002.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=dd96882877721703e19272fe25034560b794061b | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/fangqyi/cpiopwn | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00007.html | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00000.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00002.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 06:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=dd96882877721703e19272fe25034560b794061b - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/fangqyi/cpiopwn - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00007.html - | |
| References | () https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00000.html - Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00002.html - Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory |
04 Jun 2023, 22:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References |
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16 Aug 2021, 15:35
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 6.8
v3 : 7.8 |
| CWE | CWE-190 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | (MISC) https://github.com/fangqyi/cpiopwn - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00002.html - Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=dd96882877721703e19272fe25034560b794061b - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00000.html - Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory |
08 Aug 2021, 00:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2021-08-08 00:15
Updated : 2025-06-09 15:15
NVD link : CVE-2021-38185
Mitre link : CVE-2021-38185
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38185
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- cpio
CWE
CWE-190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
