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ID CVE-1999-1572
Summary 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. Fixed in rev 1.3 of cpio/main.c.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:cs2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:cs2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:cs3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:cs3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 2.1 (as of 19-10-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL NONE NONE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:09:43.356-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
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.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10888
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title 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.
version 29
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:073
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:080
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:806
rpms
  • cpio-0:2.5-7.EL4.1
  • cpio-debuginfo-0:2.5-7.EL4.1
  • cpio-0:2.5-3e.3
  • cpio-debuginfo-0:2.5-3e.3
refmap via4
bugtraq 20050204 [USN-75-1] cpio vulnerability
confirm http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-212.pdf
debian DSA-664
mandrake MDKSA-2005:032
misc http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/1391
secunia
  • 14357
  • 17063
  • 17532
trustix 2005-0003
xf cpio-o-archive-insecure-permissions(19167)
statements via4
contributor Mark J Cox
lastmodified 2007-03-14
organization Red Hat
statement Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Last major update 19-10-2017 - 01:29
Published 16-07-1996 - 04:00
Last modified 19-10-2017 - 01:29
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