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title: "CVE-1999-1572\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-1999-1572

Publication date 16 July 1996

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| cpio | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 2.6-10 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.6-10 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.6-10 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-1572)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1572)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-1999-1572)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-1999-1572)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-75-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-75-1)
+ cpio vulnerability
+ 4 February 2005

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1572>