# CVE-2005-4268: Buffer overflow in cpio 2.6-8.FC4 on 64-bit platforms, when creating a cpio archive, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in cpio 2.6-8.FC4 on 64-bit platforms, when creating a cpio archive, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file whose size is represented by more than 8 digits.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0245.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25161
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23855
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1338
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:03.cpio.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18280
- http://www.osvdb.org/22194
- http://frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:237
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6860
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0145.html
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20117
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=172669
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10450
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16057
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18278
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18395
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18251
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/234-1/

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