CVE catalog

CVE-2005-4268

cpio: CVE-2005-4268

Severity: High
Published: Dec 15, 2005, 6:11:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.54% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	cpio	sid	`2.15+dfsg-2.1`	fixed
Debian	cpio	forky	`2.15+dfsg-2.1`	fixed
Debian	cpio	trixie	`2.15+dfsg-2`	fixed
Debian	cpio	bookworm	`2.13+dfsg-7.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	cpio	source	sid	`2.6-10`	medium	Not reported	[344134]
Debian	cpio	source	forky	`2.6-10`	medium	Not reported	[344134]
Debian	cpio	source	trixie	`2.6-10`	medium	Not reported	[344134]
Debian	cpio	source	bookworm	`2.6-10`	medium	Not reported	[344134]

[Debian bug #344134]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[cpio]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.13+dfsg-7.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6-10
  dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm; dsa · cpio · debian · 12
- 2.13+dfsg-7.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6-10
  dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm; dsa · cpio · debian · 12
[cpio-win32]Fixed
Source package: [cpio]
Details (2)
- 2.13+dfsg-7.1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6-10
  dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm; dsa · cpio · debian · 12
- 2.13+dfsg-7.1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6-10
  dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm; dsa · cpio · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[cpio]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.15+dfsg-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6-10
  dsa · cpio · debian · 13
- 2.15+dfsg-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.6-10
  dsa · cpio · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:46 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]