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TI-2005-01164 Aliases CVE-2005-1229GHSA-g564-fjp3-fqpr

Directory traversal vulnerability in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in a cpio file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02062 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1229
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g564-fjp3-fqpr

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2023-06601 Cpio: extraction allows symlinks which enables remote command execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2021-15862 GNU cpio through 2.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pattern… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2010-03976 cpio, as used in build 2007.05.10, 2010.07.28, and possibly other versions, allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2010-00595 Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2016-01868 The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2019-11070 Improper input validation in Red Hat cpio CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
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Sources

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