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CVE-2005-0988
Race condition in gzip 1.2.4, 1.3.3, and earlier, when decompressing...
Vulnerability 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.
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
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22033
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21253
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-752
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101816-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-357.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12996
- http://www.osvdb.org/15487
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A765
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10242
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1169
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.58/SCOSA-2005.58.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18100
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.555852
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/394965
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
gzip, freebsd, linux, enterprise linux, enterprise linux desktop, linux advanced workstation, secure linux, turbolinux appliance server, turbolinux desktop, turbolinux home, turbolinux server, turbolinux workstation, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.4, 1.2.4a, 1.3.3, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.3, 5.4, 2.1, 3.0, 2.0, 2.2, 1.0_hosting, 1.0_workgroup, 10.0, 7.0, 8.0, 5.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 6th, 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.