CVE-2016-2037 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in cpio 2.11, specifically affecting the cpio_safer_name_suffix function, which can be triggered by a crafted cpio file. This out-of-bounds write impacts Debian cpio and GNU cpio distributions. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 6.5, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and can lead to high availability impact (A:H) if exploited over a network (AV:N). Despite its potential, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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