FKIE_CVE-2005-4268
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-12-15 18:11 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:18
Severity
Summary
Buffer overflow in cpio 2.6-8.FC4 on 64-bit platforms, when creating a cpio archive, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file whose size is represented by more than 8 digits.
References
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