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cpio — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572

cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.

Products
cpio
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.5-1.2
CVEs
CVE-1999-1572
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:09 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Jul 1996, 04:00 UTC

cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572

cpio

Fixed versions: 2.5-1.2

cpio

Fixed versions: 2.5-1.2

cpio

Fixed versions: 2.5-1.2

Complete source record
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  "id": "68000b45a5666f7ffed2004279eb97d9e0d05f3e7b5924cc9e4ee3a88dfcb461",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572",
    "summary": "cpio on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems, uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) or -F options, which creates the files with mode 0666 and allows local users to read or overwrite those files.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "cpio",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.5-1.2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "cpio",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.5-1.2",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "cpio",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.5-1.2",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572"
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2.5-1.2"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "cpio",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/cpio?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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              ]
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "cpio",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/cpio?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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                  "introduced": "0"
                },
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "cpio",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/cpio?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-1999-1572.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:19.896318534Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-1999-1572"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-1999-1572"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-1999-1572",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410240,
  "published_at": "1996-07-16T04:00:00+00:00"
}