Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-4268
CVE-2005-4268
Description
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.
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References
20- ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:03.cpio.ascnvd
- frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18251nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18278nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18280nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18395nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/20117nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25098nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25161nvd
- www.osvdb.org/22194nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0245.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0145.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16057nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23855nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1338nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10450nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6860nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/234-1/nvd
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