cve/2005/CVE-2005-4268.md

### [CVE-2005-4268](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-4268)
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### Description

Buffer overflow in cpio 2.6-8.FC4 on 64-bit platforms, when creating a cpio archive, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file whose size is represented by more than 8 digits.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:237
- http://frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:237

#### Github
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