CVE-1999-1572

Public Exploit

Description

cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110763404701519&w=2	mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-073.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19167	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17063	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17532	third party advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/	vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-212.pdf
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-080.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10888	signature vdb entry
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/1391	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/14357	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:032	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-664	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-806.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1572?: CVE-1999-1572 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-1999-1572?: To fix CVE-1999-1572, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-1999-1572 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-1999-1572 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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