CVE-2005-1111

Race condition in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary...

4.7 MediumFix available

Race condition in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by cpio after the decompression is complete.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.7

Record: CVE-2005-1111
CVSS 3.1: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.7 LowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59, CWE-367
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-1111
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1114 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-1114
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fg93-983g-7p2v No score

Race condition in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary...

Record: GHSA-fg93-983g-7p2v
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.7

Record: CVE-2005-1111
CVSS 3.1: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-1111 4.7

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1111
CVSS 3.1: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cpio` Debian:12	before 2.6-6	2.6-6
`cpio` Debian:13	before 2.6-6	2.6-6
`cpio` Debian:14	before 2.6-6	2.6-6
`cpio` Debian:3.0	before 2.4.2-39woody2, plus listed versions 2.4.2-392.4.2-39woody1	2.4.2-39woody2
`cpio` Debian:3.1	before 2.5-1.3, plus listed versions 2.5-1.2	2.5-1.3
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:2.5-4.RHEL3	0:2.5-4.RHEL3
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:2.5-4.RHEL3	0:2.5-4.RHEL3
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:2.5-4.RHEL3	0:2.5-4.RHEL3
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:2.5-4.RHEL3	0:2.5-4.RHEL3
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:2.5-4.RHEL3	0:2.5-4.RHEL3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:2.5-4.RHEL3	0:2.5-4.RHEL3
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:2.5-4.RHEL3	0:2.5-4.RHEL3
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:2.5-4.RHEL3	0:2.5-4.RHEL3
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:2.5-8.RHEL4	0:2.5-8.RHEL4
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:2.5-8.RHEL4	0:2.5-8.RHEL4
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:2.5-8.RHEL4	0:2.5-8.RHEL4
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:2.5-8.RHEL4	0:2.5-8.RHEL4
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:2.5-8.RHEL4	0:2.5-8.RHEL4
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:2.5-8.RHEL4	0:2.5-8.RHEL4
`cpio` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:2.5-8.RHEL4	0:2.5-8.RHEL4
`cpio-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:2.5-8.RHEL4	0:2.5-8.RHEL4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-1111 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Gnu Cpio, published April 16, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. Fixed in cpio 2.6-6.

References

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