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CVE-2015-1197

CVE-2015-1197LOW
n/a n/a — cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file i…
  AV  AC  Au  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   M   N  N  P  N    1.9   .0291   86.8     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —
TIMELINE
  Jan 18  Reserved by mitre
  Feb 19  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 14  ENRICHED — CVE-2015-1197. Received CVSS 1.9 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 14  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2015-1197. Public exploit reference added.
CNA: mitre · CVSS v2.0 · 11 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
January 18, 2015ReservedReserved by mitre
February 19, 2015PublishedPublished (CNA: mitre)
October 14, 2026ENRICHEDENRICHED — CVE-2015-1197. Received CVSS 1.9 and CPE data from NVD.
October 14, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2015-1197. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/an/a—n/a—

References (11)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2015-1197 at cve.org

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