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CVE-2016-2037 json

The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a…

published 2016-02-22 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3145

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.5%
EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file.

Patch / fix

  • cpio Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.11+dfsg-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2037

  • cpio Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
  • cpio Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2037

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 SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +4 more 2.11-32.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0366-1

  • cpio openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.12-3.90

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10143-1

  • cpio Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +13 more 2.12-r3

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-2037

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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-2016-2037 updated cvss 4.3

cpio: out of bounds write

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 cpio Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 cpio Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 cpio
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

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

5.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/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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