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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-9112 is rated High Exploit Risk (63/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.34%). Core evidence: 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
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| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-07-13 | 1.07% | 1.34% | +0.27% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 1.47% | 1.07% | -0.40% |
| 3 | 2024-12-17 | — | 1.47% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2014-9112 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cpio), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9112 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2014-9112: 1 GLSA(s) (201502-11), 1 atom(s) (app-arch/cpio); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-9112 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9112 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2014-9112 severity moderate: SUSE including 276 source package names (0.9.1:cpio-2.11-29.1, 1.0.0:cpio-2.11-29.1, …), 361 product×package rows across 83 product lines (Container caasp/v4/default-http-backend, Container caasp/v4/dnsmasq-nanny, … (83 product lines)): Fixed 204, Known Affected 157. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9112/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2014-9112 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cpio), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 4, needed 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9112 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | cpio | 2.11 | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:cpio:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/74 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60167 | Exploit |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62145 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3111 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/23/2 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/2 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/26/20 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71248 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2456-1 | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98918 | |
| https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?43709 | Exploit Issue Tracking |