{"id":"CVE-2015-1197","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"low","cvss":1.9,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","vendor":"gnu","product":"cpio","affected":["cpio = 2.11"],"published":"2015-02-19","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T22:17:03.540","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1197","references":[{"url":"http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0080.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169458/Zimbra-Collaboration-Suite-TAR-Path-Traversal.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:066","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/5","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/7","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/27/1","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71914","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2906-1","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774669","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2015-01/msg00000.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0080.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169458/Zimbra-Collaboration-Suite-TAR-Path-Traversal.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:066","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/5","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/7","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/27/1","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71914","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2906-1","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774669","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2015-01/msg00000.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.02906,"epssPercentile":0.869,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T23:00:01.982Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2024-01-16T16:20:26.842265Z"},"slug":"CVE-2015-1197","body":"## Overview\n\ncpio 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `cpio = 2.11`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":11,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":10.5,"likelihood":0.6,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}