Description
Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, 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 gzip after the decompression is complete.
Published: 2005-04-06
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-0989 Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing a gzipped file, 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 gzip after the decompression is complete.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-116-1 gzip vulnerabilities
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Freebsd Freebsd
Gentoo Linux
Gnu Gzip
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Linux Advanced Workstation
Trustix Secure Linux
Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server Turbolinux Desktop Turbolinux Home Turbolinux Server Turbolinux Workstation
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:35:59.902Z

Reserved: 2005-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-0988

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-05-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-0988

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2005-04-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-0988 - Bugzilla

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