GNU cpio through 2.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pattern file, because of a dstring.c ds_fgetstr integer overflow that triggers an out-of-bounds heap write. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common cases where the pattern file, associated with the -E option, is untrusted data.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=dd96882877721703e19272fe25034560b794061b | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/fangqyi/cpiopwn | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00007.html | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00000.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory | 
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00002.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory | 
| https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=dd96882877721703e19272fe25034560b794061b | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://github.com/fangqyi/cpiopwn | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00007.html | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00000.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory | 
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00002.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 06:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/cpio.git/commit/?id=dd96882877721703e19272fe25034560b794061b - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/fangqyi/cpiopwn - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00007.html - | |
| References | () https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00000.html - Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2021-08/msg00002.html - Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | 
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Information
                Published : 2021-08-08 00:15
Updated : 2025-06-09 15:15
NVD link : CVE-2021-38185
Mitre link : CVE-2021-38185
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38185
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                gnu
- cpio
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-190
                        
            Integer Overflow or Wraparound
