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CVE-2014-9112
UNKNOWN

CVE-2014-9112

Published Dec 2, 2014 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Severity · CVSSUNKNOWN · 5.0
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood7.09%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large block value in a cpio archive.

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large block value in a cpio archive.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDEPSS
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. 62145 ↗
  2. 60167 ↗
  3. linux-kernel-lesspipe-code-exec(98918) ↗
  4. 71248 ↗
  5. 20141123 on Linux, 'less' can probably get you owned ↗
  6. www.oracle.com ↗
  7. savannah.gnu.org ↗
  8. [oss-security] 20141125 CVE request: cpio heap-based buffer overflow [was Re: so, can we do something about lesspipe? (+ a cpio bug to back up the argument)] ↗
  9. [oss-security] 20141126 CVE request: cpio heap-based buffer overflow [was Re: so, can we do something about lesspipe? (+ a cpio bug to back up the argument)] ↗
  10. USN-2456-1 ↗
  11. [oss-security] 20141123 so, can we do something about lesspipe? (+ a cpio bug to back up the argument) ↗
  12. DSA-3111 ↗

Record history

Published Dec 2, 2014 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026