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Vulnerability · CVE-2015-1197

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.

Published Feb 19, 2015 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · cpio 2.11, when using

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2015-1197. EPSS is 2.91%. Act only if a listed version of cpio 2.11, when using is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (cpio 2.11, when using).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low1.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.91%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Debian:12 cpio · Debian:13 cpio · Debian:14 cpio · cpe gnu/cpio · vendor n/a n/a

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Debian:12 cpio0 → 2.11+dfsg-4.1
  • Debian:13 cpio0 → 2.11+dfsg-4.1
  • Debian:14 cpio0 → 2.11+dfsg-4.1
  • cpe gnu/cpio2.11
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2015-1197

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2015-1197. EPSS is 2.91%. Act only if a listed version of cpio 2.11, when using is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 2.11+dfsg-4.1, 2.11. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.91%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 19, 2015 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

  3. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    cpio fixed in 2.11+dfsg-4.1; cpio fixed in 2.11+dfsg-4.1; cpio fixed in 2.11+dfsg-4.1

  4. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    cpio fixed in 2.11+dfsg-4.1

  5. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-1197

    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.

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-1197

    30-day exploitation probability 2.9%

    first.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/zimbra_cpio_cve_2022_41352

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-1197

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2015-1197
    osv.dev
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169458/Zimbra-Collaboration-Suite-TAR-Path-Traversal.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.