CVE-2014-9112
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 7.1%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 7.1% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-8938)
- Published
- December 2, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8938 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
- gnu / cpio
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/74(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60167(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62145
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3111(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/23/2(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/2(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/20(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71248(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2456-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98918
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?43709(Exploit, Issue Tracking)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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