Title : Debian Security Update Fixes cpio Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1436 CVE ID : CVE-2007-4476
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-05-06
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error in cpio. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3511
