---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `cpio = 2.11`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.