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CVE-2021-38185

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Published: Aug 8, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

GNU cpio through 2.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pattern file, because of a dstring.c ds_fgetstr integer overflow that triggers an out-of-bounds heap write. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common cases where the pattern file, associated with the -E option, is untrusted data.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Cpio
Gnu
1 product
Cpio
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Cpio
Up to 2.13

Related CWEs

CWE-190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory

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