UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2037

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2037
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2037.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2037
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Published
2016-01-22T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-02-04T02:58:44.527738Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The cpiosafername_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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / cpio

Package

Name
cpio
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpio@2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

2.*
2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1
2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cpio",
            "binary_version": "2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2037.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / cpio

Package

Name
cpio
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpio@2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1

Affected versions

2.*
2.11+dfsg-4.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cpio",
            "binary_version": "2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2037.json"