LOWCVSS 1.9

CVE-2015-1197

CVE-2015-1197 updated by NVD

Modified: 2026-10-16
Sources: nvd

Summary

cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1197

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