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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-1229

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

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 2.06%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.06%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.06% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnu/cpio
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.