OSVDB ID: 15725

Title: cpio Race Condition Arbitrary File Permission Modification

Info

Disclosure

Apr 20, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

cpio contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to modify permissions of arbitrary files. The issue is triggered via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed. It is possible that the flaw may allow arbitrary file permission modification resulting in a loss of confidentiality and integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

GNU

cpio

1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
2.4.2
2.5
2.5.90
2.6

References

Credit

  • Imran Ghory - imranghorygmail.com -


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/15725