# CVE-1999-1572: 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)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-01-29 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## 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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