CVE-2023-7207

Published: Jan 5, 2024Updated: Aug 26, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22

4.9MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Debian's cpio contains a path traversal vulnerability. This issue was introduced by reverting CVE-2015-1197 patches which had caused a regression in --no-absolute-filenames. Upstream has since provided a proper fix to --no-absolute-filenames.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:HPrivileges Required

High

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

gnu

oss-project·USaka g. nu

cpio

OSS Libraries

Debian

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

Debian cpioOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

ООО «Ред Софт»

commercial·RUaka red soft

РЕД ОСOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»

commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra

Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

АО «ИВК»

commercial·RUaka ivk

АЛЬТ СП 10On-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

cpioOn-prem

OSS Libraries / generic-library

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/05/1

openwall.com

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1059163

bugs.debian.org

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-7207

cve.mitre.org

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