CVE-2014-9112

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-12-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 7.0
GNU cpio: 2.11

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/74
http://secunia.com/advisories/60167
http://secunia.com/advisories/62145
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3111
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/23/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/20
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71248
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2456-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98918
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?43709

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