CVE-1999-1572
LowExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk42th percentile — higher than 42% of all known CVEs
Summary
The cpio program on FreeBSD 2.1.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, and possibly other operating systems uses a 0 umask when creating files with the -O (archive) or -F options, resulting in files being created with mode 0666.
Risk Assessment
Local users may be able to read or overwrite these files, posing a risk of unauthorized access to data.
Recommendation
It is recommended to change the umask to a more restrictive value before using the -O or -F options to limit access to the created files.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.