CVE-2005-4268 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU cpio versions 2.6-8.FC4 on 64-bit platforms. This flaw allows local attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by creating a cpio archive with a file whose size is represented by more than eight digits. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.7, indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6-8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.6-8:*:fedora_core_4_64bit:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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