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CVE-2005-0953
Race condition in bzip2 1.0.2 and earlier allows local users...
Vulnerability Description
Race condition in bzip2 1.0.2 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 bzip2 after the decompression is complete.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1154
- http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19926
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-730
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.002.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10902
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27274
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456430/30/8730/threaded
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29940
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12954
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:026
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229375217633&w=2
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.9, 0.9.5_a, 0.9.5_b, 0.9.5_c, 0.9.5_d, 0.9_a, 0.9_b, 0.9_c, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 3rd, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.