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CVE-2014-9112 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a larg…

published 2014-12-02 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8938

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.1%
EPSS 7.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large block value in a cpio archive.

Patch / fix

  • cpio Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.11+dfsg-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9112

  • cpio Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9112

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • cpio RHEL 7 2.11-24.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2108

  • cpio openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.12-3.90

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10143-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-9112 updated cvss 5.1

cpio: heap-based buffer overflow flaw in list_file()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 cpio Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 cpio
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) cpio 2.11-24.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) cpio 2.11-24.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) cpio 2.11-24.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) cpio 2.11-24.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2108

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

7.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/60167 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/74 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • savannah.gnu.org https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?43709 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/20 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/23/2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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