CVE-2016-2037

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Published 2016-02-22 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
6.5

Description

The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2037

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2037.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed2.11+dfsg-5
debian debianbullseyefixed2.11+dfsg-5
debian debianforkyfixed2.11+dfsg-5
debian debiansidfixed2.11+dfsg-5
debian debiantrixiefixed2.11+dfsg-5
debian debian7.0affected
debian debian8.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
gnucpio2.11

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.