CVE-2014-9112
cpio - security update
EPSS 1.3%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large block value in a cpio archive.
How to fix CVE-2014-9112
To remediate CVE-2014-9112, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cpio—upgrade to 2.11+dfsg-4 or later
- Debian/cpio—upgrade to 2.11-4+deb6u1 or later
- Debian/cpio—upgrade to 2.11+dfsg-0.1+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2014-9112 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.11+dfsg-4
- from 0, < 2.11-4+deb6u1
- from 0, < 2.11+dfsg-0.1+deb7u1