CVE-2019-14866
cpio - security update
7.3
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.03%
Description
In all versions of cpio before 2.13 does not properly validate input files when generating TAR archives. When cpio is used to create TAR archives from paths an attacker can write to, the resulting archive may contain files with permissions the attacker did not have or in paths he did not have access to. Extracting those archives from a high-privilege user without carefully reviewing them may lead to the compromise of the system.
How to fix CVE-2019-14866
To remediate CVE-2019-14866, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.13+dfsg-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.11+dfsg-4.1+deb8u2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.12+dfsg-9+deb10u1 or later
Is CVE-2019-14866 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.13+dfsg-1
- from 0, < 2.11+dfsg-4.1+deb8u2
- from 0, < 2.12+dfsg-9+deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |