Ubuntu Linux 6.06
Ubuntu Linux 7.04
Ubuntu Linux 7.10
Compromise From:
From remote
Compromise Type:
DoS
Summary
Ubuntu has issued an update for cpio. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
Detailed Description
Ubuntu has issued an update for cpio. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing specially crafted tar archives and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and crash the vulnerable application.