CVE-2014-9112 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in GNU Cpio 2.11, affecting Debian and GNU Cpio distributions. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by providing a specially crafted cpio archive with a large block value. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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