CVE-2005-1111

MEDIUMNVD 4.7

4.7

Race condition in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by cpio after the decompression is complete.

CVSS v3: 4.7
EG Score: —
EPSS: 26.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 2, 2005

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

References (38)

cve@mitreftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:03.cpio.asc
cve@mitreftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.2/SCOSA-2006.2.txt
cve@mitreftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.32/SCOSA-2005.32.txt
cve@mitrehttp://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111342664116120&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/16998
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17123
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/17532
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/18290
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/18395
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20117
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-846
cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/15725
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-378.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-806.html

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2005-1111?

CVE-2005-1111 is a medium vulnerability published on May 2, 2005. Race condition in cpio 2.6 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by cpio after the decompression is complete.

When was CVE-2005-1111 disclosed?

CVE-2005-1111 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 2, 2005, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2005-1111 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-1111 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2005-1111?

CVE-2005-1111 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2005-1111?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-1111, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2005-1111

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