VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-4226
cpio, as used in build 2007.05.10, 2010.07.28, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink within an RPM package archive.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 2.93%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
cpio, as used in build 2007.05.10, 2010.07.28, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink within an RPM package archive.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.93% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- gnu/cpio · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00008.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4226.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665768Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-03/msg00008.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4226.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=665768Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.